THE STORY: An estranged bi-racial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.
Awards - Laurents/Hatcher Award for Best New Play by an Emerging Playwright-2016
“This harrowing story gathers momentum as it hurtles towards its inevitable conclusion, by which time we have evolved from flies on the wall to something akin to a family member, experiencing the torturous impact of the events first-hand.” — The New York Times
“The piece wrestles with crucial issues… they effectively collide with your own prejudices, whoever you might be. You feel everything the characters feel, and, given the crisis we're all in, that has worth.” — Chicago Tribune
Awards - Laurents/Hatcher Award for Best New Play by an Emerging Playwright-2016
“This harrowing story gathers momentum as it hurtles towards its inevitable conclusion, by which time we have evolved from flies on the wall to something akin to a family member, experiencing the torturous impact of the events first-hand.” — The New York Times
“The piece wrestles with crucial issues… they effectively collide with your own prejudices, whoever you might be. You feel everything the characters feel, and, given the crisis we're all in, that has worth.” — Chicago Tribune