COLD RAIN

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Best Drama & Best of Fringe
2018 DC Capital Fringe

SYNOPSIS

Carly Weekes and her sisters, Lolly and Shirley, are witches. Determined to find Carly a mate, the three cast a circle to summon a popular recording artist from Colorado. However, Shirley casts what appears to be a dubious and deadly spell. Worried that Carly and her new family might now be cursed, Lolly endeavors to reverse the hex, but fails, resulting in her expulsion to an alternate world. Years later, twin sisters Tina and Rose Pacheco mysteriously drown. The case goes cold, but many believe Carly’s oldest son, Johnny, is responsible. Cold Rain is an account of a family bound by black magic, a dark and comical tale of ill-conceived machinations, misdirected resentment, and repressed desire.

REVIEWS

"This was art and theater imitating life in all of its strangeness and ironic sadness. "

"This reverse audience omnipotence made the aha moments both more frequent and rewarding, as you often learned something new and discarded old assumptions in the very same snippet of a scene."

"The dry, damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t humor paired wonderfully with the main themes of family, fate, and choice."

- DC Metro Theater Arts

"A thoughtful story riddled with potential, Cold Rain’s scattered timeline leaves audiences laughing but wanting more."

"As the play moves forward (and backward), it is readily apparent that the plot centers on the difficulties within relationships, both romantic and familial."

"If you choose to go and see Cold Rain, you will develop theories and burning questions about the story."

- DC Theatre Scene