Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) proudly presents the psychological thriller On Clover Road, written by one of America’s most prolific and widely produced playwrights, Steven Dietz (Dracula: Mina’s Quest), and directed by SFP’s Associate Artistic Director Antonio Miniño (Lucille Lortel award-winning Jesus Hopped the A Train - Signature Theatre).
On Clover Road will play October 19 through November 18, 2023 on the mainstage (142 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501), Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Fridays, 7:30 pm, Saturdays, 2 pm & 7:30 pm (Schedule exceptions: No Saturday matinee on October 21; No Friday performance on October 27).
A distraught mother waits to be reunited with her runaway daughter at an abandoned motel on a desolate road near a questionable community. Out of desperation, she trusts a private investigator, but no one is who they seem in this psychological thriller. Family bonds are pushed to their limits in a gritty story of parental love with shocking twists.
With Vic Browder, Chloe Carson, Tris Ikeda, Kelsey Landon, and Patrick MacDonald.
Featuring scenic design by Paige Hathaway, costume design by Talia Pura, lighting design by Max Doolittle, sound design by Saibi Khalsa, props design by Emily Rankin, fight direction by Sydney Schwindt, and the sensitivity specialist/intimacy consultant is Zoe Burke. Stage management by Harirai Khalsa.
Tickets range from $15 - $75 (Pay-What-You-Will sliding scale pricing on October 19, 20, & 26), and can be purchased by calling 505-988-4262, visiting santafeplayhouse.org, or in-person one-hour before showtime. $5 Rush Tickets available after the first week of performances.
Running Time: 90 Minutes.
CONTENT WARNINGS
-Sensitive Subject Matters including spiritual abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, grooming, mind control, runaway youths, kidnapping, human trafficking, addiction, trauma, depression, reference to potential suicide methods, death, cults, ageism, and misogyny.
-Sexual Situations including references to sexual abuse of a minor and depictions of coercive sexual dynamics. A qualified intimacy director staged all intimacy in this production.
-Violence including multiple physical altercations, simulated strangulation, restraint, simulated physical mutilation, attempted immolation and implied murder and suicide by gun. A qualified fight director choreographed all violence in this production.
-Language that may be considered obscene or derogatory.
-Some scenes may contain drastic changes of light and sound.
-A gun is shown on stage with gunshots heard from offstage.
-Suitable for ages 16+