Comedy Characters: 3 males, 4 females
Interior Set
In Tina Howe's comedy, Chasing Manet, a rebelliouspainter from a distinguished family in Boston and anebullient Jewish woman with a huge adoring familyform an unlikely bond. Inside the confining walls ofMount Airy Nursing Home, the two plot an escape toParis aboard the QE2. But can they possibly pull it offamidst the chaos of their surroundings? The tension andcomedy grow as they struggle to take wing for the lasttime.
"Chasing Manet has an inspirational message atits core concerning the potential that lives in us all, nomatter what the barriers, to defy expectations and takeaction to attain our dreams." -NYTheatre.com