This bone-chilling play gave me goosebumps--literally--and that was from a staged reading with the lights on at the Kennedy Center last summer. These characters are so compelling, and their story is so disturbing, the play lingered with me long afterwards. I eagerly look forward to the live performance of this brilliant piece of theater.

One of the most original plays I've read here on NPX and an out-and-out classic! Love the going back in time and the ending is a shocker that is very well earned. Triplett's writing perfectly captures three very real people in a very real small town and we've all been in those towns just like Bloody Dick Creek and know the score of them, but his play is such a fresh take that it took my breath away by the time I finished reading. Will be adding other plays by this playwright for the future!

Bill Triplett’s memorable and memorably titled short play creates an atmosphere of doom and despair in its portrayal of a family confined to their limited Montana existence with little hope for escape or economic improvement. With three scenes ingeniously constructed in reverse time sequence, the play gradually reveals layers of animosity and suffering among its three characters, and is especially successful in its use of props like the stickpin, coffin, and blanket to symbolize their abusive relationships.