The Davis family was shaken to the core when dad Chris was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. To escape the turbulence at home, Austin takes his coping mechanisms to the extreme and steadily slips away from reality, into a battle with the American mental healthcare system.
Cast:
Heat of the Summer is meant to be cast using color-conscious casting. While no one role is meant to be a particular ethnicity, the playwright encourages the director to provide ample opportunities for POC in this production.
The play may be cast either in a 1:1 actor/character pairing or as follows:
ACTOR (M) 1: AUSTIN DAVIS
ACTOR (M) 2: NORMAN, OFFICER, RICK, JASON
ACTOR (M) 3: CHRIS DAVIS, ZACHARY, MAN, DR. P
ACTOR (F) 1: NURSE, TRACEY DAVIS, PATIENT 1
ACTOR (F) 2: RILEY DAVIS
ACTOR (F) 3: CHLOE CAMPBELL, PATIENT 2
