NOT YET PUBLISHED
ISBN: 978-0-573-70031-6

David Mitchell Robinson

5m, 1f

Drama

Unit Set

Jeff is a Minneapolis sports anchor who hasn't had a drink in years - not a drop. When he hears that his 23 year-old daughter Margo's stutter has caused her to stop speaking altogether, he heads out into the bracing winter night to bring her a gift for her birthday. All he needs to do is find an all-night pet store. And convince someone to tell him where Margo lives. And maybe stop for a drink. Just one...

“The almost agonizing depiction of an alcoholic father's attempt to reconnect with his grown daughter on her birthday, and the most powerful play yet to emerge from the Alliance's annual Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition.” - Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

“Under the astute direction of Tony-winning actress Judith Ivey, the tension and sense of dread is palpable.” - Bert Osborne, Atlanta Journal Constitution

"This play is close to miraculous in every conceivable way... A cautionary story of the folly of willfulness that has the earmarks of true tragedy... This short, powerful play is an almost perfect work of art... If you care about fine theatre, go see it." - Manning Harris, Atlanta In-Town Paper

“A sharp, often incredibly funny drama wise to the damage that families can contain.” - Felicia Foster, Arts Critical ATL

FEE: $75 per performance.