Overview
When a sweet-faced couple shows up on a suburban doorstep, an unsuspecting homeowner finds himself the victim of a surreal home invasion. Using wit and wordplay to mask a more sinister threat, the couple wages a battle over indigenous rights from the living room, and we are asked to examine the brutality that fuels our system of private property.
Casting & Production
Casting
NATALIE (Female, 30s-40s) — A quick-witted, assertive soccer mom. She’s been through aserious trauma, but favors pragmatism over grief. Funny, smart, and determined.
JOE (Male, 30s-40s) — An affable, easy-going suburban dad. Married to Natalie, the good cop toher bad. Sweet, likable, more aware than he lets on.
REDELMO SMITH (Male 30s-40s) — The homeowner. Smart, civil Everyman with a hint of theOutsider. Raising his brother’s kids, but not obviously a family man.
Setting
Place
A suburban neighborhood.
Time
Now, forever.
Reviews
“A shrewd visit to suburbia with a twist of terror…Brenda Withers is out to mess with your head and knock you off balance. She succeeds.”
—Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
“A Pinterish, Albee-esque atmosphere of smiley menace…wonderfully destabilizing banter.”
—Helen Shaw, New York Magazine
