It's 1981. A Black theatre artist is tired of only being considered for "A Raisin In the Sun" and must find a way to fulfill his artistic destiny despite his pregnant wife's insistence he finally get a "real" job.

Enter two career criminals--a white dude and his Black ex-lover--with a life story so fantastical the artist can't help but take notice. The unlikely trio lie, cheat and steal their way into a contract for a workshop production of "Love Thief", the musical within this musical. The challenges of creating a new musical for the stage are compounded by the different agendas of the cast, the production team and even the artist himself as he longs for his family's support. Can the artist change the landscape of the American Theatre, with the help of two ne'er do wells, by challenging the status quo of whose stories deserve to be told and how, and keep his family intact as he does? Probably not. But he's gonna die trying.

By exploring the cultural and social maladies of 1981, Triple Threats interrogates the strives we've made, and those we clearly haven't, in this industry and in the world.