Recognizing the parallels between the brutalities of Colonial Africa she learned about in college and the domestic violence she is regularly suffering today, a white American social worker becomes obsessed with the story of the courageous Algerian freedom fighters who fiercely rose up against their French oppressors.

While deep-rooted fears inhibit her from taking similar action in her own physically abusive marriage, she dares to cross the boundaries of therapist-client protocol by relating the provocative story to a battered African-American woman whom she is desperate to protect. Whether it was a deliberate effort to live vicariously or not, the startling and tragic consequences of her shared revelation beg the question—do two wronged women make a right?

Inspired by true stories and packed with a surprising mix of unexpected twists and turns, By Reason of Sanity is a 2-person, 90-minute psychological drama.