About the Play:

Anti-Naturalism is a collection of six full-length contemporary plays, including Craig Lucas, Richard Nelson, Eric Overmyer, Keith Reddin,  Daniel Terriault, and Mac Wellman.

Reckless by Craig Lucas: A housewife discovers her husband has hired a hitman to kill her, sending her out the window and on an unusual series of misadventures in this dark comedy, which premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1983. (Cast: 5 women, 4 men with doubling).

Bal by Richard Nelson: Two suicides are caused by the destructive manipulations which a young man sows on all around him. (Cast: 5 women, 9 men).

On the Verge by Eric Overmyer: A rain forest uncovers artifacts from the future much to the discomfiture of three Victorian lady explorers. (Cast: 3 women, 1 man).

Highest Standard of Living by Keith Reddin: An American graduate student's misadventures on the streets of Moscow continue when he gets back home in this comedy of political paranoia. (Cast: 3 women, 1 man)

The White Death by Daniel Terriault: A tale of intrigue and international cat and mouse games. (Cast: 1 woman, 5 men)

Harm's Way by Mac Wellman: Set in the chaos of post-apocalyptic America, this dark comedy follows the journey of a man named Santouche, who after committing a murder must avoid the law at all costs. Premiered Off-Broadway in 1984 at New York's famed La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.). (Cast: 2 women, 4 men)