Bury the Rest

by Skye Robinson Hillis

FULL-LENGTH: Following the death of their 17-year-old daughter Lucy in a mass high school shooting, friendly exes Margot and Colin find themselves at a moral impasse. Colin’s position as a Republican U.S. Senator makes it difficult for Margot and the rest of the family to reconcile the root of their grief with his continued support of the NRA. As Margot and Colin intertwine themselves during the grieving process...

FULL-LENGTH: Following the death of their 17-year-old daughter Lucy in a mass high school shooting, friendly exes Margot and Colin find themselves at a moral impasse. Colin’s position as a Republican U.S. Senator makes it difficult for Margot and the rest of the family to reconcile the root of their grief with his continued support of the NRA. As Margot and Colin intertwine themselves during the grieving process, their relationship takes a dark turn that leaves Colin’s new wife Laura on the outside and their remaining daughter Samantha to navigate this brave new world on her own. Each member of the family tumbles deeper into the cavernous rabbit hole of devastation, loneliness, and anger while Lucy, inexplicably caught between the living and the dead, must confront the truths of her short life while facing the terrifying looming reality that is her death. As they navigate the intimacies of their reforged relationship and rebuild themselves as a family, it may in fact be Lucy who decides their fate.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Bury the Rest

    A spectacular look inside a family ripped apart by grief and further impacted by the gun lobby. Brilliant, powerful and effective.

    A spectacular look inside a family ripped apart by grief and further impacted by the gun lobby. Brilliant, powerful and effective.

  • Playwrights Foundation: Bury the Rest

    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, BURY THE REST, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

    Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, BURY THE REST, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

  • Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin: Bury the Rest

    I had the chance to hear a reading of this play at the Kennedy Center Region III conference, and I'm still thinking about it. This is a well-crafted play about not only topical issues but the nature of change itself, populated with memorable characters. I'm excited to see the life that this play has in the future: it's a timely and necessary work.

    I had the chance to hear a reading of this play at the Kennedy Center Region III conference, and I'm still thinking about it. This is a well-crafted play about not only topical issues but the nature of change itself, populated with memorable characters. I'm excited to see the life that this play has in the future: it's a timely and necessary work.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Kennedy Center's ACTF Region III, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Ohio University's Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights Festival, Year 2019

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Unstaged Podcast, Year 2020

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