Find The End of Civilization at Suburban Motel

You can never get enough violence with a George F. Walker play and this story has it all. This is the darkest play in the cycle. It relates the story of two people who have fallen on hard times. They have arrived at the motel in search of work. Henry, the dutiful and traditional husband, is looking for a new job after he was laid off by his previous employer. This has left him in a state of mind that borders on sanity. His wife, Lily, has followed along to support her husband. They encounter hardship at the motel and each make decisions that will forever change their destinies.

We see the return of Donny and Max, the police duo from Adult Entertainment. Donny is still up to his old antics while Max appears to be the solid rock that keeps their partnership alive. They go on the search for a serial killer and their eyes eventually settle on Henry. Sean Tyson and Richard Stroh were still fresh in my mind and I enjoy both of their performances.

There are a lot of strong performances here, especially that of Tamara McCarthy and Gabriel Carter. They had moments in this production that stayed with me -- the strain of discovering that your spouse is not exactly who they say they are.

A shout out to Shauna Johanneson as her protrayal of a professional escort. After the production, I had forgotten that Shauna was even in the play as her character was so convincing. Intially, I thought this was a bad thing. Was she not that great? Was she forgettable? It was quite the opposite. Her performance was so convincing, it was like someone from the Waldorf Hotel had walked in on the performance and had just gone along with what was happening on stage. It takes a unique talent to do that and I thought it was worth a mention. Well done.