JESSE
It’s strange being an adult in the house you grew up in.
It’s strange being an adult in the house you grew up in with your parents who still see you as a child.
And it’s strange when they not only see you as a child, but treat you like a child, because there’s no room for you to rebut.
Because you are a child.
Technically, you’re their child.
Interlude
1M, 1W
Jesse Howard’s life looks nothing like it used to. Forced by a national pandemic to return to his childhood home in Kansas with his conservative parents, he finds himself standing still for the first time. As Jesse battles his writer’s block in a country that no longer feels like home, his mother struggles to reach out to the son she never really knew. Adapted for the stage from NCTC’s critically-acclaimed audio drama, Interlude is a personal and tender snapshot of one man’s search for connection.
Productions
World Premiere, New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco, 2021: dir. ShawnJ West
Audio Drama, New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco, 2021: dir. ShawnJ West
Press
“‘Interlude’ is a gentle yet pointedly astute view on one mans search for connection and meaning in this precarious time of chaos and isolation.”
--Steve Murray, BroadwayWorld San Francisco
“NCTC’s ‘Interlude’ is a simple, yet deeply incisive memory-play about the power of reflection and loneliness during Covid; and also paves the path for a new, exciting form of theater—a welcome relief from Zoom. A must see.”
--Patricia L. Morin, Theatrius
“Tender, inventive”
--Jim Gladstone, Bay Area Reporter
“It’s easy to recommend”
--The Thinking Man’s Idiot