Hello Norma Jeane, by London dramatist Dylan Costello, will be staged at 7.30 pm, on Saturday, April 14, at Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theater, Chicago, where it is one of five contenders in a ‘Gay Play Weekend’.
“Joe has his life turned upside-down when his grandmother admits her deepest secret – that she is in fact Marilyn Monroe, coming out of hiding 50 years after faking her death in 1962. Can Joe really be the gay grandson of Marilyn Monroe? Joe’s search for the truth, his self-worth, and his love for his grandmother are tested to the limit in this funny drama that is full of surprises.
Native Londoner Dylan Costello is a screenwriter and playwright. His debut movie, ‘Coronado’, is currently in pre-production in Hollywood and his first two plays were produced in London in 2010. His short climate change film, ‘Edge of Existence’, was also shown at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December 2009.” - Pride Films and Plays
