The Lights Are On
by Owen Panettieri

Name: The Lights Are On
Brand: Owen Panettieri
SKU: 9780573711275
Rating: 3.56 (16 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

90 mins Present Day Multicultural Casting Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

When Trish arrives home one night to find the lights on and a stranger waiting at her bedroom window, she runs straight to her neighbor Liz’s house for help.

Though they haven't spoken in years, Liz invites her inside, but Trish immediately feels something is wrong.

The more Trish learns about how Liz and her son Nathan have been living, the more certain she becomes that a threat to all their safety is quickly closing in around them.

Press Reviews

"[A] must-see show… Theater Pick of the Week"
— NY 1

"An ambient sense of the uncanny pervades the play."
— The New York Times

"A solid theater piece… a psychodrama that plays with two ideas: are we really who we think we are, and what are the reasons we do what we do? It explores the light and dark of personal psychology, our perceptions of those around us, the events that shaped those people, and ultimately, ourselves… every minute is worth experiencing."
— TheatreScene

"Dark and eerie… delightfully tense… Nothing complements the Halloween season like a creepy psychological thriller."
— Front Row Center

"A perfect Halloween play to see as it is delightfully creepy… this play is lit!"
— Hi! Drama

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Trish Female, 40s/50s. Comes from wealth, divorced	female	40s	Female, 40s/50s. Comes from wealth, divorced
Nathan Male, 20s. Liz’s adult gay son. Relationship status: it’s complicatedNote: While Liz and Trish can be played by actresses of any race/ethnicity, it is the playwright’s intent that Nathan be portrayed by an artist of color who does not physically resemble his mother. Nathan looks like his father, whose race/ethnicity is never expressly stated.	female	20s	Male, 20s. Liz’s adult gay son. Relationship status: it’s complicatedNote: While Liz and Trish can be played by actresses of any race/ethnicity, it is the playwright’s intent that Nathan be portrayed by an artist of color who does not physically resemble his mother. Nathan looks like his father, whose race/ethnicity is never expressly stated.
Liz Female, 40s/50s. Disaster supply enthusiast, widow	female	40s	Female, 40s/50s. Disaster supply enthusiast, widow