Liars at a Funeral

This production is part of the GCTC 26/27 Season.

[Image description: Text per caption. On a brown textured background, a photo, attached by vintage photo corners, shows a blue Slurpee, with a long straw leading down into a casket which is propped just slightly open. Atop the casket is a funerary flower arrangement.]

When an estranged family gathers to mourn the passing of their matriarch, the funeral erupts into more of a dysfunctional reunion than any of them could predict. Secrets unravel, long-buried truths emerge, a family curse keeps siblings apart, and nothing goes according to The Plan!

Can this eccentric family of liars navigate the road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? Find out in this uproarious romp that pokes fun at the absurdities of family dynamics and the desperate lengths we go to for love and connection.

“… a wickedly plotted and ingeniously worked out play, one of the best I’ve seen in a good long while.” - Stratford Festival Reviews

Full of schemers, misfits, and chaotic fibbers, Liars at a Funeral is a hilarious romp through the ups and downs of family life, proving that even the most dysfunctional households can deliver plenty of laughs.

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Written by Sophia FabiilliDirected by Hugh NeilsonWhen an estranged family gathers to mourn the passing of their matriarch, the funeral erupts into more of a dysfunctional reunion than any of them could predict. Secrets unravel, long-buried truths emerge, a family curse keeps siblings apart, and nothing goes according to The Plan!Can this eccentric family of liars navigate the road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? Find out in this uproarious romp that pokes fun at the absurdities of family dynamics and the desperate lengths we go to for love and connection.“… a wickedly plotted and ingeniously worked out play, one of the best I’ve seen in a good long while.” - Stratford Festival Reviews Directed by Hugh NeilsonWhen an estranged family gathers to mourn the passing of their matriarch, the funeral erupts into more of a dysfunctional reunion than any of them could predict. Secrets unravel, long-buried truths emerge, a family curse keeps siblings apart, and nothing goes according to The Plan!Can this eccentric family of liars navigate the road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? Find out in this uproarious romp that pokes fun at the absurdities of family dynamics and the desperate lengths we go to for love and connection.“… a wickedly plotted and ingeniously worked out play, one of the best I’ve seen in a good long while.” - Stratford Festival Reviews