By Jake Jeppson
Directed by Damon Kiely
Set design by Elyse Balogh
Costume design by Kelsey Wang
Lighting design by Daniel Friedman
Sound design by Karli Blalock
Prop design by Laurel McKenzie
Assistant directed by Jordyn Prince
Stage management by Mary Brennan
Produced by Jan Ellen Graves, James Fleming and Michael Colucci
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Drew Johnson as "Sloan"
Carolyn Kruse as "Grace"
Michael Sherwin as "Pete"
Emily Tate as "Molly"
"Molly’s life is very small. That’s what her sister-in-law tells her, anyway. She spends her days with her two children. At night she watches TV with her husband. She follows politics, though she’s not as invested as her Republican in-laws. She’s happy. But when a sea turtle waddles into her life, Molly begins to open her eyes to the pain around her ... This incisive and timely world-premiere from award-winning playwright Jake Jeppson, paints a funny and deeply-felt portrait of Americans in the years leading up to Trump. It asks us to investigate the myth of exceptionalism, the unrelenting noise that saturates our lives, and the cost of politics on our personal and national journeys."
““Set against the backdrop of the 2012 presidential campaign (Molly’s brother-in-law is a hard-right Republican angry at having lost his job in a corporate downsizing), Turtle is a slight but sensitively written character study, remarkably timely in light of the recent election. Beautifully acted under Damon Kiely’s direction, it features shimmeringly atmospheric lighting by Daniel Friedman.” (Highly Recommended)”
““What Jeppson does well — and what I think Kiely understands — is that these people aren’t unhappy because of their politics. They are unhappy people for whom politics provides a safety valve, an escape from dealing with their personal senses of failure and dissatisfaction with their relationships.” (Recommended)”