The Fallout

10 MINUTE - In 1962, a couple feverishly pack to escape a coming doom- When a knock on the door is heard. They prepare themselves for the worst, but it turns out it's just their neighbors who haven't seen the evening paper... yet.

THE FALLOUT is a 10 minute character driven comedy/drama commissioned, conceived, written and performed within 24 hours as part of the 2016 Fresh Ink Mad...
10 MINUTE - In 1962, a couple feverishly pack to escape a coming doom- When a knock on the door is heard. They prepare themselves for the worst, but it turns out it's just their neighbors who haven't seen the evening paper... yet.

THE FALLOUT is a 10 minute character driven comedy/drama commissioned, conceived, written and performed within 24 hours as part of the 2016 Fresh Ink Mad Dash, co-written by Dylan Charles. It's a play where an incoming disaster reveals another personal disaster hidden from sight.
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The Fallout

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  • Joshua H. Cohen:
    19 Jul. 2020
    It's the end of the world. Do you take shelter... or do you take the opportunity to fix a past mistake? This is the question that Lam and Charles have tackled head-on in a moment of confusion. If, like me, you love historical counterfactuals, this one goes in a surprisingly tense direction.
  • Asher Wyndham:
    3 Oct. 2019
    This domestic dramedy taking place during the Cuban Missile Crisis, imagining an inevitable nuclear attack, an alternative 1962, will make you ask - Who would you not want to take shelter with underground? Spouse, a certain friend? An uncertain future begs the question.
    This play would keep you audience in suspense and entertained.
  • Lainie Vansant:
    28 Sep. 2019
    In this piece, Lam balances imaginative history and interesting characters to create ask interesting questions about love, marriage, and tipping points. I saw - and enjoyed - it at the 2019 Midwest Dramatists Conference, check it out!

Character Information

  • Walter Hunter
    25-45,
    Male
    A man of the 60's. Disheveled.
  • Violet Hunter
    25-45,
    Female
    A woman of the 1960's. Walter's wife. Frantic.
  • Lucy Miller
    25-40,
    Female
    Also the neighbor of the Hunters and George's wife. Ebullient.
  • George Miller
    25-40,
    Male
    The neighbor of the Hunters. Jovial.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    South Shore Playwright Showcase
    ,
    2020
  • Reading
    ,
    Free Samples
    ,
    2020
  • Commission
    ,
    Fresh Ink Theatre: 2016 Mad Dash
    ,
    2016

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Fresh Ink Theatre
    ,
    2016