A revealing look at a boy isolated from the world and a mother and son pushed to their limits. Well done.

An unsettling and compellingly theatrical piece that examines the ways violence is rooted in fear. The relationship between Lydia and Boy is a chilling nucleus that the play revolves around, and Marshall and Trey provide an interesting counterpoint. Character revelations about Trey juxtaposed to Boy illuminate different models of dysfunctional masculinity in intriguing ways. Bentley-Quinn's naturalistic/lyrical language is elegant and spare and gives a parable-like quality to the piece. Would be compelling to see these stage images come together live and in person!

In this brilliant and chilling drama, a split-up family can’t agree on what to do with its isolated, insolent, gamer teenage son. When his survivalist mother tries to push him into a life of home schooling off the grid, he chooses to escape on the only path he knows. Kari Bentley-Quinn’s Prepared is a fierce, finely cut diamond of a story. Produce this play!