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A single mother struggles with her lack of choice, an isolationist landowner questions her beliefs, and a pig speaks.
Jerrod Jordahl
Jerrod Jordahl
Plays
I Am a Potato by Jerrod Jordahl
·Cast:5–10Genre: dark comedy, political + 1 more·Keyword: revolution, Civil War + 2 moreGenre: dark comedy, political, satireKeyword: revolution, Civil War, political allegory, potatoesAs revolution erupts and a country descends into civil war, a Potato rejects his identity, sides with a government that hates him, joins a Potato militia, and a does a bunch of other things that are against his self-interest. He’s angry, he’s fragile, he’s a Potato.Gregory Peck by Jerrod Jordahl
Recommendations: 1··Cast:3Genre: dark comedy·Keyword: lost in the woods, talking to animals + 4 moreGenre: dark comedyKeyword: lost in the woods, talking to animals, monologue, the divine feminine, Fraggle Rock, WesternsDeep in the woods, a hunter talks to a fawn he accidentally injured. Unable to end its suffering, the hunter confides in the fawn familial stories of violence and questions the western genre’s idea of man. As the cold sets in and wolves begin to circle, the hunter descends into memory, revealing the truth of his actions. Things get weird and a Gregory Peck classic gets analyzed.Taking Care of Animals by Jerrod Jordahl
·Cast:4Genre: dark comedy, tragedy·Keyword: Toxic Masculinity, climate apocalypse + 4 moreGenre: dark comedy, tragedyKeyword: Toxic Masculinity, climate apocalypse, challenge to power, Iowa, Pigs, SnowTrapped in a farmhouse during an extreme and seemingly never-ending winter storm, a landowner and his two employees fight for power. Caught in the middle, the landowner’s daughter struggles to survive the weather and the men while claiming her own agency. There’s a lot of snow, a piglet, and a lesson about insulation.We Don't Bury Cars by Jerrod Jordahl
·Cast:4Genre: drama, tragedy·Keyword: addiction, demolition derby + 3 moreGenre: drama, tragedyKeyword: addiction, demolition derby, Iowa, ghosts, father and son relationshipThe morning after his son’s overdose, Ray takes refuge in his garage. He drinks to cope, readies his son’s car for the demolition derby, and struggles to understand who exactly is to blame for his son’s death.