That Long Damn Dark

by Ashley Rose Wellman

Purgatory is a storage unit in rural Alabama for Ed and Lorraine, the gunshot-ridden corpses of a murdered married couple. Leah and Todd, their teenaged murderers, flee the state to Arkansas, haunted by memories and the unearthly talking dead. When Mara and Ethan, two recent transplants from New York City, take the young adults into their new home, the disturbing unfolding reality of the situation threatens to...

Purgatory is a storage unit in rural Alabama for Ed and Lorraine, the gunshot-ridden corpses of a murdered married couple. Leah and Todd, their teenaged murderers, flee the state to Arkansas, haunted by memories and the unearthly talking dead. When Mara and Ethan, two recent transplants from New York City, take the young adults into their new home, the disturbing unfolding reality of the situation threatens to destroy the lives (and afterlives) of all involved.

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That Long Damn Dark

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  • Ken Love: That Long Damn Dark by Ashley Rose Wellman
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    Impeccable storytelling from beginning to end. I'll always be a sucker for plays with three dimensioned characters that pull us through the journey of a play. My only regret is not seeing an actual performance of this work! Darkness, violence and wit! Quite a package!

    Impeccable storytelling from beginning to end. I'll always be a sucker for plays with three dimensioned characters that pull us through the journey of a play. My only regret is not seeing an actual performance of this work! Darkness, violence and wit! Quite a package!

    ”
  • Jan Rosenberg: That Long Damn Dark by Ashley Rose Wellman
    “

    Hurt people hurt people hurt people hurt people...That Long Damn Dark explores the ugliest place we have deep down inside ourselves. Spooky and thrilling. "Do you want to be stuck in this godforsaken box for the rest of your life?" I won't soon forget this play.

    Hurt people hurt people hurt people hurt people...That Long Damn Dark explores the ugliest place we have deep down inside ourselves. Spooky and thrilling. "Do you want to be stuck in this godforsaken box for the rest of your life?" I won't soon forget this play.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: That Long Damn Dark by Ashley Rose Wellman
    “

    A thrilling ghost story that grips the audience for one ride they will not forget. Well done!

    A thrilling ghost story that grips the audience for one ride they will not forget. Well done!

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, USC School of Dramatic Arts New Works Festival II, 2015
  • Reading, TossPot Productions, 2015
  • Reading, Last Frontier Theatre Conference PlayLab, 2015
  • Reading, Pasadena Playhouse, 2014