ROCKHOUND

Rain, a lonely widow, has a growing addiction to painkillers and forms a close bond with her kind but unstable nephew Caleb. Caleb, fighting his own demons, tries to help her cope with
her growing dependency and her grief. They both risk falling prey to the trappings of the
drug trade in their hometown.

A look at the opiate crisis in rural America, particularly Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Companion piece to 'Rain on Fire.

March 2023, New Script Development Festival, Workshop/Reading, The Shattered Glass Project (Seattle)

2021 Finalist, Relative Theatrics Playwrights Voices Festival

Cast: 
2W, 1M
Authors: 
Karen Saari