Fervor

by Nicholas Dunn

FULL LENGTH: In a derelict cabin in the mountains on the Washington/Idaho border, a family of religious extremists prepare for the apocalypse. But when the youngest brother goes to Spokane and abducts a young school teacher in order to save her from the impending doom, the cabin becomes less a sanctuary and more a battleground of conflicting ideologies. The more the characters dig their feet into the ground, the...

FULL LENGTH: In a derelict cabin in the mountains on the Washington/Idaho border, a family of religious extremists prepare for the apocalypse. But when the youngest brother goes to Spokane and abducts a young school teacher in order to save her from the impending doom, the cabin becomes less a sanctuary and more a battleground of conflicting ideologies. The more the characters dig their feet into the ground, the more they uncover what lies at the root of their beliefs.

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Fervor

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  • Natalie Dressel: Fervor by Nicholas Dunn
    “

    What do we believe?
    What is the nature of faith?
    Of truth?
    The man who says, "I am sure"
    He's a liar.
    The man who says, "I do not know"
    He tells the truth.

    A cabin in the woods.
    An impending apocolypse.
    A kidnapped teacher.
    The ghost of a muslim boy's lost innocence.
    A family whose religious fervor
    is headed for a violent cresendo.

    And at the end of it all
    Who was right?
    Who was wrong?

    It all depends
    on what each person
    Believes.

    This play is a symphony of ideologies and emotions that collide at a fever pitch.

    What do we believe?
    What is the nature of faith?
    Of truth?
    The man who says, "I am sure"
    He's a liar.
    The man who says, "I do not know"
    He tells the truth.

    A cabin in the woods.
    An impending apocolypse.
    A kidnapped teacher.
    The ghost of a muslim boy's lost innocence.
    A family whose religious fervor
    is headed for a violent cresendo.

    And at the end of it all
    Who was right?
    Who was wrong?

    It all depends
    on what each person
    Believes.

    This play is a symphony of ideologies and emotions that collide at a fever pitch.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Pittsburgh Playhouse/Point Park University , 2019