Dad's a composer with writer's block, mom's in the midst of menopause and the kids are along for a wild, fantastical ride as the Blossom family drives cross-country to visit a dying aunt, who also happens to be an eccentric environmental artist. Acclaimed playwright Tina Howe -- an Obie winner, Tony nominee and two-time Pulitzer finalist for plays like Painting Churches, Coastal Disturbances and Pride's Crossing -- created one of her signature surrealistic works around this setup, which The New Yorker calls "a comedy with serious undertones ... that takes the audience by surprise time after time." This latest production of Approaching Zanzibar comes from Players Club of Swarthmore.