Synopsis
The Overwhelming
$13 Published by Dramatists Play Service
8 Male 3 Female
But Jack is unable to find anyone who even admits to knowing the doctor
Jack, his African-American second wife, Linda, and his teenage son, Geoffrey, soon become enmeshed in the politics, fear and personal betrayals that mark the start of a genocidal war - a horror all can sense is coming but no one can comprehend or control
"The Overwhelming strikes me as not only the best new play I've seen this year but also one of the most entertaining" ~ Daily Telegraph (London)
"Shatteringly powerful but also unexpectedly entertaining ... with the atmosphere, moral urgency, and hurtling momentum of a Graham Greene novel" ~ Sunday Telegraph (London)
"An urgent new theatrical voice has arrived" ~ NY Sun
"The Overwhelming builds to such a chilling climax, it's not a play you'll forget" ~ NY Daily News
"Political theatre of the most gripping kind. J.T. Rogers' The Overwhelming handles this daunting topic with a powerful immediacy and theatricality" ~ NY Post