resurrection

resurrection

sunlight glints off the water, a haze of fog drifting up and diffusing the light that glows around the end of a wooden dock.

 
 

a secret is being dredged up…

Riley has returned to the place she was raised to bury her grandfather, who did the raising. Her sister Shae's been cleaning house, making arrangements, silently spinning out. When their grandfather's will reveals that Riley and Shae could be millionaires if Riley agrees to live in the house for a year, things get... complicated. As the sisters hash out old wounds, a secret begs to be unearthed -- a secret Shae wants buried, but Riley is ready to resurrect it.

published with Next Stage Press


characters

RILEY lives with CPTSD, which her sister knows nothing about. She uses she/her pronouns and can’t wait to get out of this place.

SHAE is Riley’s sister and is completely disconnected from what’s going on in her life; in fact, they know very little about each other at all. (She/her.)

MARCUS, RIley’s childhood friend, is looking to reignite the attraction that never fully played out between them 10 years ago.


a skillful, taut tale that unravels perfectly. — greg burdick, playwright & educator

well-crafted and written in a completely authentic voice. — brian james polak, playwright & host of the subtext podcast

beautifully-balanced characters drive a fascinating plotline. — john scavone, playwright

it transcends [trauma], beautifully, showing a way forward. — asher wyndham, playwright