Foothills Park

3W, 3M, 1M child · 100 mins

Lisa and her husband Brady have recently moved back to his hometown in Idaho. Vandalism at the local playground quickly pulls Lisa into an uncomfortable battle over who is to blame. Her neighbor and new friend, Tabby, believes it is the refugee children from Iraq. The fight that ensues will force Lisa to reevaluate her friendship with Tabby, her marriage, her place in Idaho, and her own bias against Muslims. Foothills Park is a story about a community coming face to face with the target of its fear and prejudice, and the struggle of one New Yorker trying to find her place in a far-away land called Boise.

Workshopped and publicly read as part of The Artful Conspirators Open Rehearsal Series

Workshopped and read at the Lark Play Development Center in NYC.

Workshopped and publicly read with Elephant Room Productions in Philadelphia and New York.

Script and rights available by contacting Dano here.

Character Descriptions:

LISA, from New York, 30

BRADY, her husband, a professor, 36

TABBY, from Kuna, Idaho, 34

LEVI, from an Idaho town so small it doesn’t have a name, 34

NOOR, a boy, small for his age, 11

SHALAA, from Iraq, Noor’s mother, 32

RYAN, a photographer from America, 23