RIFT
-Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner
-The Uprise Award NOminee
-International Fringe encore series edinburgh nominee
-commissioned by luna stage
-venturous theatre FOUNDATION PLAYS FOR NOW grant recipient
-NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK ROLLING WORLD PREMIERE
-New jersey theatre alliance Stages festival grant recipient
-National Day of Racial Healing Featured Project
-‘If there is hope for a polarised culture, this is where it lies’ - The Guardian
-‘Startingly intimate’ - NPR Dallas
-★★★★★ 'An unforgettable gut punch' - The Skinny
-★★★★★ 'Absolutely stuns' - Binge Fringe
-★★★★ ‘Forceful and enthralling…utterly gripping' - The Scotsman
-★★★★ 'Nuanced and moving' - The Stage
Two brothers--one a progressive novelist; the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang. Though united through their traumatic childhood, these men must now navigate the edges of their brotherly bond. Are they truly so different? Is it possible to love someone whose beliefs you hate? Based on actual events in the life of playwright Gabriel Jason Dean, RIFT chronicles over twenty years of estrangement, ideological divide, and the joys and heartbreaking aftermath of an explosive familial reunion. With actors swapping roles between performances, this autobiographical two-hander is an inside-out, tour-de-force examination of whiteness, maleness, truth, and legacy.
Cast size: 2 men. Run time: 90-100 minutes with no intermission