Al goes home from the big city to her white, conservative, and fairly well-meaning family to find that they are full-fledged doomsday preppers now–just like on TV! Al tries to connect with her family members, and get a little side action, but her siblings hate her and Hank the hot neighbor just wants to treat her right. Meanwhile, beavers Reggie and Ronnie try to build a lodge before the frost sets in–and Ronnie tries to convince Reggie that it’s ok to be small, and it’s better to be safe than brave and dead. The preppers go hunting and Al tries to figure out where she belongs, but she can’t shake the feeling that it’s no where. A play about whiteness and also death.
GUNS IN TREES is play number two in the my seven-play BUNKER CYCLE.

Bliss, ND is a tiny, forgotten town. Times are tough, but here, everyone’s family. When a white separatist leader comes to town, planning to get elected mayor and create the first whites-only town in America, Bliss is thrown into the spotlight. The citizens of Bliss struggle with growing division and uncertainty as they search for a legal way to protect their home. Inspired by true events, WHITE explores family, loneliness, and what it is to be white in rural America today.