Jonas is home alone. His drug addict father has disappeared. Hattie, a former professional wrestler who has fallen on hard times, shows up out of the blue. Stuck together in a home in the middle in the New Mexico desert, Jonas and Hattie wrestle with the truth of who they are and the lies they tell to get by. When the Exterminator arrives, Jonas and Hattie soon realize that the only allies they have may be each...
Jonas is home alone. His drug addict father has disappeared. Hattie, a former professional wrestler who has fallen on hard times, shows up out of the blue. Stuck together in a home in the middle in the New Mexico desert, Jonas and Hattie wrestle with the truth of who they are and the lies they tell to get by. When the Exterminator arrives, Jonas and Hattie soon realize that the only allies they have may be each other. Widower explores what happens when villains turn into heroes, enemies turn into allies, and loss is transformed into something approximating redemption.
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Cheryl Bear:
11 Mar. 2021
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A powerful story of hardship and the healing that can come through community. Well done. ”
Unicorn Theatre:
6 Apr. 2018
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This play was a SEMIFINALIST for the 2017-2018 In-Progress New Play Reading Series at Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. It is our pleasure to support WIDOWER. ”
Eric Pfeffinger:
18 May. 2017
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Professional wrestling and pest control figure prominently in this hard-bitten, sun-bleached coming-of-age tale which is inflected by more than a touch of dark absurdity. Opportunities for raucous physicality are juxtaposed here with great, chewy dialogue. ”