Event

Detainee

Detainee
Written by Sam Graber
Directed by Samantha Lee Manas
Produced by Jasmine Brown & Graydon Gund

July 20th-22nd at 7:30pm
July 23rd at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
July 24th at 2:30pm

The Fourth Street Theater
83 E 4th Street (between Cooper Square and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY

Tickets: $18

Starring:
Francesca Ferrara*
Niceto Darcey Festin
Galway McCullough*
Roxy Reynolds
Angie Tennant*

Stage Manager: Paulina Ruiz

*appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity Association

Detainee is a political thriller about one woman balancing devotion to family against devotion to country.

Lindsey is a middle-aged college professor who drives a middle-aged van and lives in a middle-aged house. She's a middle-aged Mom with a middle-aged husband. She also has middle-aged problems, mostly stemming from her wayward teenage daughter, with whom she has a strained relationship.
Outside of home, Lindsey has another problem. The United States is reeling from a string of domestic bomb threats. But when the threats turn real, and the first bomb explodes, Lindsey is asked to return to her former identity. And ultimately Lindsey must choose between allegiance to country and the sanctity of her home.

At the core of Detainee is a family story which focuses on an individual torn between allegiance to country and regard for family. Isnt the individual working on behalf of the state also an individual? What is that life like? What is impact on someone shuttling between a terrorist detainment center and home? When does the allegiance end?

Detainee is a play about a decision -- whether or not to torture a U.S. citizen.