Libra Theater Company presents

KIND SOULS

Written by Tom Diggs
Directed by Alexander Greenfield
Scenic Design: Jason Sherwood
Costume Design: Travis Alexandra Boatright
Lighting Design: Carl Wiemann
Original Music: Michael Finke

Featuring: Lindsey Kyler and John Clarence Stewart

Press Representative: Spin Cycle NYC

Shetler Studios
244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor
Through February 1, 2015
libratheater.org, 347-352-4549


This is a clouded telling of a “conflict” that is not identified. In this anonymous country, people are forced to live meager existences, unless they “sign” and join “them”. They are pawns in a time of war. To survive, many are forced to partake in unspeakable and unknowing atrocities.

The play has its share of desperation, anxiety and downright screeching. Tara and Oliver are forced into service, and hide away in the woods, being careful not to be seen. They cook with bark and forage whatever else the forest can provide.

At Tara’s constant badgering, Oliver finally gains employment in town, supposedly cleaning. Tara tries to recoup from an unknown illness, and Oliver insists he can provide. He comes home reeking of a putrid odor with blood on his work clothes. But they are living more abundantly, with real food on the table and material things, likely stolen from the people sabotaged by “them”. Tara gets better and is determined to also work. Oliver doesn’t talk about his work, obviously hiding something about the nature of the job. She goes against his wishes and enlists with the “cleaning company”. She soon learns what the job really is and she has a breakdown.

The conflict ends and the shell-shocked couple try to make sense of their lives and their future. This is a story about war and what it does to people. Under the thumb of a tyrannical government, poor citizens are faced with existential decisions, like participating in inhumane acts to eek out a living, or to live with integrity. It’s a tough choice for some.

- Gloria Talamas -