Playwright: Chelsea Marcantel
Rights: Concord Theatricals
Cast Size: 3f 3m
Synopsis:
When an Amish couple’s two sons are killed in a car accident, the family struggles to maintain their faith and cling to their way of life. In an act of unfathomable forgiveness, they take in Eric, the wayward young driver of the car. But Eric’s mistake cracks open the family’s dark history and brings back their eldest daughter, excommunicated five years earlier. Miri finds her family in shambles, the man who killed her brothers living in the barn, and the man who drove her away intent upon marrying her younger sister. Without a way forward, this insular community must seek to heal the deep wounds of the past, forcing everyone into a new kind of reckoning.
Ratings:
Language: 13+
Adult Content: 16+
Violence: 16+
Pay attention to: The Author’s notes on transitions, accents, physicality and word pronunciation. An intimacy choreography will be needed due to the nature of the show. There is an implied sexual assault and is a large topic of the script. Miri and Abram participate in fight choreography.
Flexibility: All changes must be approved in advance.
Production Notes: This play takes place in the past and the present, sometimes simultaneously. A bicycle is ridden on stage by two characters. Ruth, Jacob, Esther and Miri sing a hymn. Music and lyrics are located in the back of the script.