Written by Clay McLeod Chapman
Performed by Hanna Cheek
One actress plays three women drawn together in the grim aftermath of a high school shooting the mother of the shooter, one of the shooter's victims, and the mother of that victim. It is a deep exploration of the lives of three women that, according to SEE Magazinewill leave you wringing your hands in helpless empathy
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Clay McLeod Chapman
(Playwright)
Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of "rest area," a collection of short stories, and "miss corpus," a novel. "Miss corpus" was recognized in part of The New Yorker's "Reading Glasses" series in 2003.
Currently, he is writing a trilogy of children's novels titled "The Tribe"—book one, "Homeroom Headhunters," hits the shelves in 2013 on Hyperion books.
Recently, Chapman's story “the battle of belle isle” was featured in Akashic Books’ regional-noir anthology “Richmond Noir.” He was a contributing author on “The Rolling Darkness Revue,” a roaming reading-series of horror writers created by Glen Hirshberg and Pete Atkins, culminating in the anthology At The Sign of the Snowman’s Skull. He was a contributing author to One Ring Zero's "As Smart As We Are" album, featuring such writers as Paul Auster and Jonathan Lethem. He will occasionally write from time to time for his geek-gods Marvel Comics and Fangoria Magazine.
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Hanna Cheek
(Performer)
HANNA CHEEK is a member of the Drama Desk nominated theatre company Waterwell, as well as the critically acclaimed Pumpkin Pie Show. Described by TONY as a “downtown superstar” Cheek was named one of Time Out New Yorks "Future Legends of NYC Theatre" in 2013. NYC:Happy Birthday (with TACT at the Beckett Theatre), Sovereign (The Secret Theatre), Artifacts of Consequence (Wild Project). With Waterwell, she’s divised and performed in: GOODBAR (Public Theatre),The Persians…a comedy about war with five songs (Perry St. Theatre), Marco Millions (Theatre Row),The/King/Operetta (Barrow St.), and #9 (59e59). With The Pumpkin Pie Show: Junta High (PS122), Hostage Song (The Kraine), Commencement (NY, US, & Canada), among many others. REGIONAL: Other Desert Cities (Idaho). TV:The West Wing, Titus, MTVs Undressed, Ugly Americans.
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