EXTINCTION FANTASIES
The rural town of Tarker has been quarantined following the outbreak of a devastating plague. In this series of playlets, we meet several characters who have become trapped in their own community—a father and daughter, two high-schoolers, and a couple in the middle of a divorce.
The rural town of Tarker has been quarantined following the outbreak of a devastating plague. In this series of playlets, we meet several characters who have become trapped in their own community—a father and daughter, two high-schoolers, and a couple in the middle of a divorce.
PRESS
"The playlets generally steer clear of predictable histrionics, and the well-acted, starkly lit production achieves a tone of earnest gravity enhanced by the distant sounds of gunfire and bird cries." Recommended —Albert Williams, Chicago Reader
"Even amongst total ruination, there are sometimes more important things at hand...The actors all find plenty of emotional action to play in scenes that are largely conversational, and humor—presumably a necessary ingredient of post-apocalyptic survival—keeps afloat with levity a thoughtful, meandering play." Recommended —Neal Ryan Shaw, Newcity
"Even amongst total ruination, there are sometimes more important things at hand...The actors all find plenty of emotional action to play in scenes that are largely conversational, and humor—presumably a necessary ingredient of post-apocalyptic survival—keeps afloat with levity a thoughtful, meandering play." Recommended —Neal Ryan Shaw, Newcity
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
- Staged reading at Endstation Theatre Company (Sweet Briar, VA, 2010)
- World premiere with Tympanic Theatre Company at the side project (Chicago, 2010) – Directed by Timothy Bambara, Jamie Bragg, and Dan Caffrey