The Taste of Fire
Cast of six (3 M, 3F), ranging in age from 17 to mid-forties
The Taste of Fire explores the effects of a fatal drunk driving collision on two families, the driver’s and his victim’s.
“Where this production succeeds best is in tweaking the clichés of the dead saint and the evil drunk enough to enable you to reconsider them.” – Washington City Paper
“The script smartly mixes brutal candor and tender mercies …” – Washington Post
Originally produced by Charter Theater (Washington, DC).
Nominee – Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play, The Helen Hayes Awards (Washington, DC).
