When Trent brings Felix home to New Orleans to meet his father and homophobic grandfather, the family’s demons come slithering into the light. Watchful ghosts, sinister hustlers, and a myriad of parasites lead Felix on a Southern Gothic journey to St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Named Best New Play of 2011 by the Los Angeles Times and nominated for a GLAAD Award and winner of two LADCC Awards.
House of the Rising Son
Cast:
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(Four actors)
DR. TRENT VARRO, 30s-40s, a parasitologist, also plays:
MAUREEN, organizer of a literary festival
FELIX MARTIN, 20s-30s, a fundraiser and folklorist, also plays:
TOD, a desperate soul
GARRETT VARRO, 50s-60s, a restoration architect, also plays:
LENDELL, a psychic tour guide
BOWEN VARRO, 70s-80s, a poet, also plays:
ROBERT, a gay tour guide