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Play Statistics:

• Cast Stats: 3M, 1W
• Genre: Tragi Comedy
• Length: Full Length
• Time Period: Present
• Setting: A superhero cafe

Production History:

The Blank Theatre Company (Los Angeles, CA) - October, 2004; The Maverick Theater (Fullerton, CA) - September, 2006

Synopsis:

Faced with disappointing comic book sales, benefit packages and retirement, four superheroes take a break in their secret cafe to reminisce about the good old days. But when an unexpected tragedy hits the town, they are forced to deal with being powerless for the first time in their lives.

Press/Review Quotes:

"[Gable's] lacerating piece evokes a tragicomic Kubrick-esque brilliance." - BackStage West; "Wickedly funny stuff." - L.A. Times; "A superhero parody with a lot more brewing beneath the surface." - L.A. Weekly