TRAP HOUSE

TRAP HOUSE centers on Big Man’s struggle to make sense of the world he lives in and the world he knows to be beyond the family’s dope dealing business. He is a young man who yearns for a new path and tries to find that path by attending junior college. With the conscious and unconscious help of his girlfriend and coach, he begins to understand that perhaps there is more available to him than he thought, and his...

TRAP HOUSE centers on Big Man’s struggle to make sense of the world he lives in and the world he knows to be beyond the family’s dope dealing business. He is a young man who yearns for a new path and tries to find that path by attending junior college. With the conscious and unconscious help of his girlfriend and coach, he begins to understand that perhaps there is more available to him than he thought, and his struggle to find a new way to live in the world frames this play.

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TRAP HOUSE

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    there are a lot of good things going on in this moving story about a young man trying to make a better life for himself and the mother of his son.

    there are a lot of good things going on in this moving story about a young man trying to make a better life for himself and the mother of his son.

BIG MAN - Young black man between the ages of 23-25

LUCKY - Young black man between the ages of 18-20

DAD - Older black man between the ages of 55-65

MAMA - Older black woman between the ages of 50-55

REBECCA - Young black girl between the ages of 21-25

WILLY - Older black man between the age of 50-55

COACH MACKINGHAM - Older country white man between the ages of 50-55

OFFICER 1 - White man/woman in his 20’s

OFFICER 2 - White man/woman in his 40’s

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Bluegrass Community and Technical College Theatre Program , Year 2019

Awards

  • Semi-Finalist at the National Playwright Conference
    The O'Neill National Playwright Conference
    Semi-Finalist
    2019