Year of the Rooster eScriptAvailable

Year of the Rooster by Olivia Dufault

(7)
Productions (22)
Comedy/Drama
|
75 - 85 minutes
2 W, 3 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language and content.
Set: Flexible. Suggested locations include a living room and a McDonald's restaurant counter.

Gil is a loser. He works at McDonald's, lives with his ailing mother, and hasn't had a girlfriend since...ever. But that's all about to change. He's been secretly training (and drugging) a rooster to fight. And Odysseus Rex aka "Odie" is the baddest barnyard bird there is. Gil has so much faith in Odie's abilities that he bets everything on him -- but victory and revenge may not yield the delicious spoils he anticipates. A fiercely comic play about cockfighting, connections, and clawing your way to the top.

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Gil is a loser. He works at McDonald's, lives with his ailing mother, and hasn't had a girlfriend since...ever. But that's all about to change. He's been secretly training (and drugging) a rooster to fight. And Odysseus Rex aka "Odie" is the baddest barnyard bird there is. Gil has so much faith in Odie's abilities that he bets everything on him -- but victory and revenge may not yield the delicious spoils he anticipates. A fiercely comic play about cockfighting, connections, and clawing your way to the top.

  • Comedy/Drama
  • |
  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language and content.
  • Set: Flexible. Suggested locations include a living room and a McDonald's restaurant counter.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-622-0

Published Reviews

Critic's Pick!

"Year of the Rooster at the Ensemble Studio Theater isn't merely entertaining. It's astonishingly entertaining."

Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

Best Shows of 2013

"This is a funny, fierce work and you leave eager to see the playwright's next one!"

Michael Giltz, The Huffington Post

"Eric Dufault's comical cockfight thriller Year of the Rooster, written for Youngblood, brims with that group's ferocious, under-30 pep."

Time Out New York

Production History

MAY 19, 2023 - MAY 28, 2023
Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery
Brattleboro, VT United States
 Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery Brattleboro, VT United States
APR 01, 2022 - APR 01, 2022
Contemporary Theatre Boston College
Boston, MA United States
 Contemporary Theatre Boston College Boston, MA United States
DEC 11, 2021 - DEC 11, 2021
StageFemmes
Gambier, OH United States
 StageFemmes Gambier, OH United States
DEC 03, 2021 - DEC 18, 2021
none too fragile theatre
Akron, OH United States
 none too fragile theatre Akron, OH United States
NOV 12, 2021 - NOV 13, 2021
StageFemmes
Gambier, OH United States
 StageFemmes Gambier, OH United States
NOV 12, 2018 - NOV 18, 2018
University Of Evansville
Evansville, IN United States
 University Of Evansville Evansville, IN United States
OCT 18, 2018 - OCT 21, 2018
Ira Brind School Of Theatre Arts
Philadelphia, PA United States
 Ira Brind School Of Theatre Arts Philadelphia, PA United States
APR 12, 2018 - MAY 05, 2018
MAP Theatre
Seattle, WA United States
 MAP Theatre Seattle, WA United States
MAR 09, 2018 - MAR 18, 2018
Dramatic Repertory Company
Portland, ME United States
 Dramatic Repertory Company Portland, ME United States
FEB 16, 2018 - MAR 24, 2018
Theatre of Note
Los Angeles, CA United States
 Theatre of Note Los Angeles, CA United States
JAN 31, 2018 - FEB 03, 2018
Knock And Run Theatre
Newcastle, Austria
 Knock And Run Theatre Newcastle, Austria
OCT 13, 2017 - DEC 10, 2017
CoHo Productions
PORTLAND, OR United States
 CoHo Productions PORTLAND, OR United States
JUL 01, 2016 - JUL 03, 2016
Seattle Public Theater
Seattle, WA United States
 Seattle Public Theater Seattle, WA United States
MAY 20, 2016 - JUN 05, 2016
Ad Hoc Beaumont
Beaumont, TX United States
 Ad Hoc Beaumont Beaumont, TX United States
JAN 09, 2016 - FEB 07, 2016
Red Theater Chicago
Chicago, IL United States
 Red Theater Chicago Chicago, IL United States
DEC 09, 2015 - JAN 10, 2016
Single Carrot Theatre
Baltimore, MD United States
 Single Carrot Theatre Baltimore, MD United States
AUG 20, 2015 - SEP 19, 2015
Capital T Theatre
Austin, TX United States
 Capital T Theatre Austin, TX United States
DEC 05, 2014 - DEC 20, 2014
Stray Cat Theatre
Tempe, AZ United States
 Stray Cat Theatre Tempe, AZ United States
NOV 06, 2014 - NOV 23, 2014
FUSION Theatre Company
Albuquerque, NM United States
 FUSION Theatre Company Albuquerque, NM United States
SEP 04, 2014 - OCT 12, 2014
Impact Theatre
Berkeley, CA United States
 Impact Theatre Berkeley, CA United States
AUG 21, 2014 - SEP 07, 2014
Upstart Productions
Dallas, TX United States
 Upstart Productions Dallas, TX United States
NOV 14, 2013 - FEB 01, 2014
Ensemble Studio Theatre
New York, NY United States
 Ensemble Studio Theatre New York, NY United States
No upcoming productions.
OCT 13, 2017 - DEC 10, 2017
CoHo Productions
PORTLAND, OR United States
 CoHo Productions PORTLAND, OR United States
DEC 09, 2015 - JAN 10, 2016
Single Carrot Theatre
Baltimore, MD United States
 Single Carrot Theatre Baltimore, MD United States
AUG 20, 2015 - SEP 19, 2015
Capital T Theatre
Austin, TX United States
 Capital T Theatre Austin, TX United States
NOV 06, 2014 - NOV 23, 2014
FUSION Theatre Company
Albuquerque, NM United States
 FUSION Theatre Company Albuquerque, NM United States
SEP 04, 2014 - OCT 12, 2014
Impact Theatre
Berkeley, CA United States
 Impact Theatre Berkeley, CA United States
NOV 14, 2013 - FEB 01, 2014
Ensemble Studio Theatre
New York, NY United States
 Ensemble Studio Theatre New York, NY United States

Awards (2)

Outer Critics Circle Award (John Gassner Award) (2013-2014)

David Colicchio Emerging Playwright Award (2013)

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