All photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography except where noted.
A powerful story ...
When his talented older sister vanishes into a strange new church, 17-year-old Cliff Kozak and his best friend Duffy embark on a mission into the heart of darkest New Jersey to track her down. Cliff’s plan: reason with Denise. Duffy’s plan: rely on his personal sex appeal as a lure. Neither has a Plan B: What to do if she refuses to be rescued?
Inspired by a personal story, Salvation Road looks at the cult experience from the flip side: the point of view of bewildered family and friends left behind. Where do you draw the line between faith and fanaticism? Between a church and a cult? Perhaps it is that moment when you are forced to choose between your religion … and your family?
Inspired by a personal story, Salvation Road looks at the cult experience from the flip side: the point of view of bewildered family and friends left behind. Where do you draw the line between faith and fanaticism? Between a church and a cult? Perhaps it is that moment when you are forced to choose between your religion … and your family?
An award-winning play ...
Winner of Walden Theatre Co.'s of Louisville's Slant Culture Competition.
Salvation Road was developed through the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's Playwrights in Our Schools Project and through New Plays for Young Audiences at New York University's Steinhardt School.
Salvation Road was developed through the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's Playwrights in Our Schools Project and through New Plays for Young Audiences at New York University's Steinhardt School.
Production Details:
- Suitable for audiences 13 and above.
- A small cast version: 3 M, 3-5 F doubling into nine speaking roles.
- A large cast version: 4-5 M and 11-13 F.
- Both versions have been produced.
- Running time: 90 minutes with no intermission.
- Unit set/area staging.
Production History:
- Texas Lutheran University, Seguin Texas, March 4-6, 2016
- Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, D.C., July 11 - 25, 2015.
- Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pa., April 10 - 21, 2013.
- Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, reading, March 15, 2013.
- Walden Theatre, Louisville, Ky., Slant Culture Series, Nov. 8 - 18, 2012.
- NYU Steinhardt School, New York, Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, 2012.
- NYU New Plays for Young Audiences, workshop, June 16-17, 2012.
- New Leaf Theatre, Chicago, staged reading, Sept. 28, 2011.
- Utah University Youth Theatre, staged reading, May 18, 2011.
- Active Cultures, College Park, Md., staged reading, Oct. 8, 2010.
- The Art Riot Theatrical Co., Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Sept. 4 -12, 2009.