In this contemporary drama, Walter’s grown children don’t know he’s dying of cancer, and they have secrets of their own. Over the course of a long weekend at his tree-shrouded home, many truths come to light, including what happened to his wife, their mother, who died seventeen years earlier. Conflicting desires and hidden ambitions converge in a suspenseful, emotionally charged story that will surprise, and move, mature audiences.
As a part of The Roustabout’s mission to offer San Diego fresh new perspectives in theater, we’re very excited to present this creatively-produced filmed reading. You won’t want to miss this fascinating presentation of Cooper’s emotionally-rich family drama. The play made its debut in Chicago and this reading is proudly offered for the first time on the West Coast by The Roustabouts. This unique virtual reading features six of San Diego’s finest actors and was filmed by the multiple Emmy award-winning Mike Brueggemeyer.
We invite you to enjoy our groundbreaking interpretation in this virtual reading of Cooper’s taut and captivating play!
Thank you to our Event Sponsor: Will Cooper
Will Cooper is a playwright based in San Diego. He’s a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and a former Network Playwright at the nationally renowned Playwrights Development Center Chicago Dramatists. His first play Book of Leaves was a finalist at the prestigious Ashland News Plays Festival. His play Jade Heart premiered in Chicago where it garnered enthusiastic critical and audience acclaim. Jade Heart had its highly successful west coast premiere at Moxie Theatre in San Diego. His other plays include Book of Leaves, Shadows of Athens, Jade Heart, Movement Man, Margin of Error, and gUnTOPIA. Margin of Error kicked off the inaugural season of San Diego’s The Roustabouts Theatre Co.It was nominated by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for its Craig Noel “Outstanding New Play” award. Will’s newest play, a dark comedy called gUnTOPIA, opened, and closed in one night due to the pandemic, in March 2020 at The Roustabouts. Among his works-in-progress is Bark, an adaptation of a real-life story from the autobiographical works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. Will is a founding partner of the award-winning The Roustabouts Theatre Co.
