In 5 to 500 years from now, the last Indian Boarding School is being demolished, society has turned to a fully gig economy, young people are struggling to "make it", and on top of it all, an archangel alien (a tall, brooding man in black) just made landfall on earth and has begun judging and executing us for our most serious sins. But there's a catch. This "Righteous Man" is only targeting men. So far. Bobby Hustle, a young Native American dropout trying to find his way, discovers that The Righteous Man has executed a childhood friend for some unknown reason. This development prompts Bobby to reexamine this system of judgment, alongside his singer/songwriter/influencer friend, Rewind, and his semi-successful true crime podcaster sister, Angel Sky. (It's a gig economy, remember?) Together, the three navigate this ultimate form of cancel culture as they struggle to understand The Righteous Man's increasingly complex judgment system. The Man Came Down explores the relationship between spiritual fanaticism, incel culture, the gender binary as a biblical allegory, the true crime industry, and what it takes to "make it" in late-late-stage capitalism. The play asks: What should humanity revive, and what should we archive as we face our potential end with dignity at the hands of a Righteous Man?

What if the Prodigal son never returns home?