Next Exit

Synopsis

Trapped on the side of the highway on the record setting hottest day, Miguel passes time with Orlando the dead possum. together they question anything and everything that crosses their mind, all the while a sinister being lurks in the forest waiting to claim a lost soul left to die by the cars that pass along I-5. Do the deer really lead you home? Who is the Lady in Yellow? And how far can you make it in Slide?

Content Warnings

-mentions of suicide
-depictions of death
-eldritch horror visuals
-gun shot towards end of play

Characters

Miguel the Broken Down Car Guy
Orlando the Dead Possum
Scarlet the Stag
Cody the Truck Mechanic
Aurora the Baker
Rita the Burly Lesbian from Boston
Lady In Yellow
G. Jan the Tow Truck Man

Production History

Haus of Hazard Theatre Company: Workshop, Fall 2022, Seattle Washington