Other Desert Cities

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Riveting seriocomedy by the creator of TV’s hit drama Brothers & Sisters. Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny, and sensitive contemporary play, Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics, and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative parents. Who owns a family’s history? There are no easy answers in this 2012 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play where certainty shifts like sand dunes in the wind.

“Smart, juicy, gorgeously written.”—Newsday

“Richly enjoyable new play for grown-ups.”—The New York Times

"Emotionally Stirring ... Powerful ... Satisfying" - The Oregonian

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Other Desert Cities Program

Director Timothy Bond dicusses Other Desert Cities

Set Design discussion with Bill Bloodgood

Quick Facts:

The title refers to a sign on Interstate 10 in California, which indicates that the freeway is headed towards Indio, CA and "other Desert Cities.”

The play was originally titled Love and Mercy.

The fictional Wyeth Family is led by a mother and father highly regarded in old Hollywood and admired for their service to Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

The Broadway production featured Stockard Channing, Rachel Griffiths, Stacy Keach, Judith Light, and Thomas Sadoski.

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This play contains mature situations and dialogue.

Running Time:

Approximately 2 hours 5 minutes

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