Break by Lindsay Carpenter
"Break" is an absurd dark comedy about love, death, parenting, and broken dishes. It begins with a man stacking dishes on another man's back, unable to escape, while in a booth above two women watch. Over the course of the play, rules and relationships are repeatedly set up and broken as a man referred to as Dishes tries to escape and his daughter, April, tries to break him out. The play explores...
"Break" is an absurd dark comedy about love, death, parenting, and broken dishes. It begins with a man stacking dishes on another man's back, unable to escape, while in a booth above two women watch. Over the course of the play, rules and relationships are repeatedly set up and broken as a man referred to as Dishes tries to escape and his daughter, April, tries to break him out. The play explores who gets to decide if someone is a victim and whether parents can be blamed for the flaws of their children.