by Lisa Kron
First published 2017
Alison Bechdel's family runs a funeral home, but the real drama happens at home. As she pieces together her complex upbringing, Alison navigates her relationship with her volatile father and discovers the truths he kept hidden. With a score that swings from grieving ballads to jaunty vaudeville, this poignant musical memoir explores the power of storytelling to make sense of the past.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, family-drama, musicals
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
128 pages · Paperback · Concord Theatricals