Southern Gothic

SOUTHERN GOTHIC

It’s 1961. Ashford, Georgia. Tom Collins is the drink of choice. Dean Martin’s on the radio. Everyone’s driving a Cadillac, and Suzanne Wellington is about to turn 40. Four couples gather to celebrate the big day — old college buddies who’ve known one another for decades. But even best friends keep secrets, and over the course of this evening's party, a few of those are bound to be revealed... from a political scandal, to a hidden pregnancy; a secret love affair, and a business' corruption.

 

Come, explore, and be a fly on the wall for all the juicy drama. "Mad Men" meets "Desperate Housewives" in this one-of-kind, voyeuristic theater inspired from the original play, HE IS US, co-created with Amy Rubenstein and Carl Menninger for Windy City Theatre in Chicago, IL.


 
The Wreck
By Leslie Liautaud
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The Wreck

Following a near fatal car accident, a father and daughter struggle to come to terms with the damaged woman who abandoned both three years earlier. As she lay comatose in a hospital bed, divine intervention allows the grief stricken mother to finally face her life of lies. Pent up emotions, unanswered questions and a secretive past fuel the fragile family’s quest to define their love. The Wreck is a full length stage play.

 

 

Midnight Waltzes

Sleepless nights precede a Southern patriarch’s death, as a family comes together uncovering insecurities and secrets that have slowly divided them during their lives. As the truth of infidelity and abuse emerges, layers of misunderstood love are stripped away from each family member, revealing their common frailty. Midnight Waltzes is a full length stage play.

 

 
HE IS US
By Leslie Liautaud
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He Is Us

In 1960, a group of privileged childhood friends in Ashford, Georgia come together for a 40th birthday party. As the evening progresses, celebration leads to disaster while fragile friendships and relationships are heavily tested. A newcomer to the close circle opens a path for all to intimately scrutinize their life decisions. He Is Us is a full length stage play.

 

 

PLAYS

SALIGIA

A small town is shaken after a child abduction. Spiritual forces appear in disguise, tempting and digging into the citizen’s pasts, shining light on the seven deadly sins that had taken control of their lives.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: THE MILLENNIAL EDITION

The modern retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream filled with cheerleaders, football players and self involved boy bands.


ONE ACTS

THE MANSION

During their stay at the haunted Lemp Mansion, a couple in the midst of a collapsing marriage find an unsettling connection to the roaming ghosts and a startling reflection of their own deep despair.


SCREENPLAYS

Taj Mahal

The love story and tragic ending between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

THE WEB

A socially invisible high school boy finds unlikely fame and popularity through a false profile on social networking site.


All works available upon request.