CONTENT ADVISORY FOR HEARTLAND THEATRE 2019-2020 SEASON
THE ELECTRIC BABY
GENRE: Magical Realism which weaves fantasy and myth into everyday life and challenges the viewer to question what is real.
LANGUAGE: Rozie uses very strong language for which Bimbo admonishes her.
SMOKING/DRINKING/DRUG USE: None.
SEX: There are references to Rozie’s part-time escort business, but nothing sexual is depicted on stage.
VIOLENCE: None onstage. There are sound effects of the aftermath of a traffic accident.
FOR WHICH AUDIENCES? Adult.
RATING: “R” for language.
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
GENRE: Romantic comedy set in rural Ireland.
LANGUAGE: The characters are Irish and invoke the name of Jesus liberally, but overall, only mild language.
SMOKING/DRINKING/DRUG USE: Tony and Rosemary smoke pipes; Rosemary also smokes cigarettes but is trying to quit. Anthony and Rosemary drink Guinness.
SEX: None
VIOLENCE: None
FOR WHICH AUDIENCES?:Adult/children over age 13.
RATING: “PG13.”
WAITING FOR GODOT
GENERE: Beckett describes the play as a “tragicomedy.” It is a preeminent example of the Theater of the Absurd which explores the idea that while inherent meaning might exist in the universe, human beings are incapable of finding it.
LANGUAGE: Mild language.
SMOKING/DRINKING/DRUG USE: Pozzo smokes a pipe.
SEX: None.
VIOLENCE: Estragon and Vladimir discuss suicide but do not act on it. Pozzo is verbally abusive to Lucky; physical abuse of Lucky is implied but not depicted other than his having a rope around his neck in the manner of a pack animal.
FOR WHICH AUDIENCES? Adult/children over age 13.
RATING: “PG13.”
THE CAKE
GENRE: Dramatic comedy in which cultures clash over cake.
LANGUAGE: Occasional off-color language.
SMOKING/DRINKING/DRUG USE: None.
SEX: Two sexually suggestive scenes.
VIOLENCE: None.
FOR WHICH AUDIENCES? Adult/mature teen.
RATING: “PG13” for sexual situations.