SUBURBIA: A new one-act play.
Written & Directed by local playwright & Providence College theatre alum Brett Epstein

WHERE: The High Lane Club
40 High Lane
North Haven, CT

WHEN: Friday, November 20th
Saturday, November 21st

TIMES: Doors open at 7:00pm
Show starts at 8:00pm

TICKETS:
$9 online at suburbia.ticketleap.com -- debit/credit card only
$12 at the door (general admission) -- cash/check only
$10 at the door (students/seniors) -- cash/check only

**Included with price of admission is a complementary coffee & dessert bar!

**Event is Bring Your Own Wine or Beer! (21+ attendees only)

***Arrive at 7:00 to eat, drink & mingle. Play begins promptly at 8:00.
Seating will be at round tables facing the stage.

[SUBURBIA is a dark comedy which explores the relationships and hidden secrets within a family of five in suburban Connecticut and what happens when a seemingly "normal" dinner is turned upside down upon a mother's announcement.

THE BUZZ ABOUT "SUBURBIA":
1. The accurate depiction of family dynamics – could literally feel, taste, touch the emotional tension throughout. And how each character’s own unique emotional unease seeped out into their interactions with other family members. The presence of the typical sibling competition and rivalry, striving for parental attention and approval – all of that is so naturally present within families and you captured that so genuinely.

2. You typified suburbia fantastically! The mother with her insignificant, unrealistic, sheltered rules, the father trying to pretend for appearance’s sake that everything was okay, the frustrated and rebellious teenagers attempting to break out of the small minded world of cookie cutter molds and specific definitions of success and behavioral normality, or simply cope with the emotional void they were experiencing because the lack of affection within their family. Also, the dad pointing out all of the material goods – that rendering of how parents these days can be so blind to the lack of non-material substance – or maybe simply unsure about how to deal with it.

3. The play on “normalcy” – From my eyes, it was a reflection of how socially standard it has become in certain circles to suppress emotions, as well as the lack of conversation in the family environment (besides the shallow pleasantries of small talk). The kids in the family were expected to function and carry on with all of their pent up emotional angst, specifically James with his fury over Joey’s return.]