The Remains by Ken Urban
Directed by Melissa Gard, and featuring Matt Allen, Nicole Wilder Carlisle, Buffy Gerndt, Tate Gerndt, and Jeff Starkey
Performance is April 1, 2025 at 7:30pm
Staged readings are performed with script in hand, using minimal or no props, costumes, or sets. No memorization required. There will be 2-3 rehearsals.
THE STORY: It’s just another dinner with the in-laws. Just another lasagna, another bottle of wine, maybe even some whiskey if the mood is right—or wrong. Kevin and Theo have been married for ten years and are the ideal couple in the eyes of their families. But at dinner this Sunday, they have decided it’s time to tell their nearest and dearest about their life-changing news. Balancing bitter and sweet with a deep sense of love, honesty, and irony, The Remains is a story of moving forward together yet apart, wherever the heart may take you.
A riveting comedy that mourns a gay marriage on the rocks. See it with someone you love.
-DC Metro Theatre Arts
“The vitality, compassion, and wisdom of Ken Urban’s writing are revealed in every scene of THE REMAINS. The dramatic paths he forges are roads to emotional enlightenment.”
—Peter Marks, former Washington Post chief theatre critic.
“Absorbing…a thought-provoking, affecting study of the most vulnerable parts of a marriage.”
—DC Theatre Scene.
“THE REMAINS will spark recognition in anyone who has ever had a long-term relationship.”
—Washington Post.
