Evidence of Things Unseen

Meet the Caldwell family: Abigail, investigative journalist; Jane, stay-at-home mom and born-again Christian; and their father, Jack, retired college professor. When matriarch, Mary Caldwell, is killed in a car accident, it opens a Pandora’s box of poisons and blessings. An intimate family story that deals with alcoholism, suicide, imperfect contrition, the ivory-billed woodpecker and man's endless...
Meet the Caldwell family: Abigail, investigative journalist; Jane, stay-at-home mom and born-again Christian; and their father, Jack, retired college professor. When matriarch, Mary Caldwell, is killed in a car accident, it opens a Pandora’s box of poisons and blessings. An intimate family story that deals with alcoholism, suicide, imperfect contrition, the ivory-billed woodpecker and man's endless search for redemption.
And don't let that last sentence scare you. There's a lot of humor in this story.
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Evidence of Things Unseen

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    24 Jan. 2021
    A moving story of a family in grief where we are praying for a reconciliation and joining despite the pain and anger. Well done.
  • Amy Elizabeth Schweid:
    14 Apr. 2018
    A wonderfully touching story. Anyone who has struggled with grief and loss and the blame that goes with it will find a special resonance in this play.
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    6 Apr. 2018
    The world of this play feels so familiar to me -- which makes each of these characters in equal parts frustrating and lovely. The space between Jane and Abigail is so. wide. But it is in this broad space where the beauty of this play really lies because you have the sense that Jane and Abigail will find each other somewhere in this middle space, no matter how dark and mysterious it is. The set up breaks my heart, as does the slow decline of Jack's mental faculties. This play caught me by surprise.

Development History

  • Reading
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    The Road Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
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    Berkshire Theatre Festival
    ,
    2018

Production History

  • Professional
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    Detroit Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Taproot Theatre
    ,
    2017