Sex. Race. Age. Family dysfunction. These themes and more drive Meghan Gambling’s irreverent and blush-worthy new play HAPPYBIRTHDAY, MOM.
In HAPPYBIRTHDAY, MOM Olivia flies home from college to surprise her mother on her 55th birthday, only to find her clad in leather, waiting for a young man she met on craigslist to come over for sex. When her mother locks herself in the bathroom, Olivia is left to deal with the offending male, as well as a host of friends and family members who show up for their own version of a birthday celebration.
HAPPYBIRTHDAY, MOM is the fourth of Gambling’s plays to be produced in Los Angeles. The play will enjoy a seven-show run as part of the 1st Hollywood Fringe Festival June 19th-27th at The Complex’s Dorie...
