ROAD KILLS

by Sophie McIntosh

What happens to the stains you can’t get out? Owen is a roadkill collector. Jaki was busted for drunk driving. And for the next six Saturdays, they’re stuck with each other. As they traverse the highways of Wisconsin, they connect over their common ground as outsiders, challenge each other on issues of faith and family, and careen towards a collision that threatens to shatter them both. Road Kills forces us to...

What happens to the stains you can’t get out? Owen is a roadkill collector. Jaki was busted for drunk driving. And for the next six Saturdays, they’re stuck with each other. As they traverse the highways of Wisconsin, they connect over their common ground as outsiders, challenge each other on issues of faith and family, and careen towards a collision that threatens to shatter them both. Road Kills forces us to confront the long-lasting repercussions of abuse — and urges us not to look away. *CW for violence against animals, sexual abuse, alcoholism, and suicide.*

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ROAD KILLS

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  • Sarah Groustra: ROAD KILLS by Sophie McIntosh
    “

    Seeing this play was an unforgettable experience. It's funny and disturbing, often in the same breath. It's a tense, electric, and brilliant work from Sophie. Great scene work for two actors as well!

    Seeing this play was an unforgettable experience. It's funny and disturbing, often in the same breath. It's a tense, electric, and brilliant work from Sophie. Great scene work for two actors as well!

    ”
  • Brian James Polak: ROAD KILLS by Sophie McIntosh
    “

    Many of Sophie's plays are sincere explorations of f*cked up people trying to do the best they can. Road Kills exemplifies this as these complicated characters clean up the roads in hopes they can eventually clean up their own lives. I love how scene after scene of carcasses eventually inures us to death and how delightfully intentional that is. Sophie McIntosh is a real talent!

    Many of Sophie's plays are sincere explorations of f*cked up people trying to do the best they can. Road Kills exemplifies this as these complicated characters clean up the roads in hopes they can eventually clean up their own lives. I love how scene after scene of carcasses eventually inures us to death and how delightfully intentional that is. Sophie McIntosh is a real talent!

    ”
  • Annaleise Loxton: ROAD KILLS by Sophie McIntosh
    “

    Sophie McIntosh maintains her crown as the queen of the weird and somewhat fucked up. Utilizing her Midwest upbringing (and as someone who grew up there), Sophie beautifully weaves the absurd with the monotony of living in Wisconsin. A literal feast in rich character study and deep darkness rearing its ugly head.

    Sophie McIntosh maintains her crown as the queen of the weird and somewhat fucked up. Utilizing her Midwest upbringing (and as someone who grew up there), Sophie beautifully weaves the absurd with the monotony of living in Wisconsin. A literal feast in rich character study and deep darkness rearing its ugly head.

    ”
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Jaki — Female, 22.
Owen — Male, late 20s.
Neil — Male, mid-20s.
Miles — Male, mid-20s.

(Neil and Miles should always be doubled.)

Development History

  • Reading, Frontera Reading Series, 2024

Production History