Sick

by Zayd Dohrn

A college professor brings a student home to meet his dysfunctional family - a home so obsessed with cleanliness that the real dirt lurks around every corner and behind every sentence. Toying with the phobias of the modern age, this dark comic drama plays upon our fears, both real and imagined.

A college professor brings a student home to meet his dysfunctional family - a home so obsessed with cleanliness that the real dirt lurks around every corner and behind every sentence. Toying with the phobias of the modern age, this dark comic drama plays upon our fears, both real and imagined.

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Sick

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  • Eric Pfeffinger: Sick by Zayd Dohrn
    “

    Stories about characters who neurotically cocoon themselves against the contagion of the outside world are nothing new, but this play does an absorbing job of mapping that idea onto relatable family dynamics with dramatic tension and pitch-black humor.

    Stories about characters who neurotically cocoon themselves against the contagion of the outside world are nothing new, but this play does an absorbing job of mapping that idea onto relatable family dynamics with dramatic tension and pitch-black humor.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Public Theatre, 2009
  • Reading, Alliance Theatre, 2009
  • Reading, Aurora Theatre, 2009

Production History

  • Professional, Luna Stage Company, 2010
  • Professional, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 2009
  • Professional, Capital T, 2009
  • Professional, New Jersey Rep, 2009
  • Professional, Southern Rep, 2009
  • Professional, Kitchen Dog Theatre, 2008