The Mercy Seat
Red Barn Studio Theatre
2016-2017 Season
August 11 – 28, 2016
(The Wilmington Premiere)
by Neil LaBute
In honor of the 15 year anniversary of September 11, 2001; The world has changed overnight. On September 12, 2001, Ben Harcourt finds himself in the New York downtown apartment of his lover and boss, Abby Prescott. His endlessly ringing mobile phone haunts their conversation as Ben and Abby explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they knew just the day before. Will Ben let his family know he’s alive, or will he and Abby take this chance to create a new life for themselves?
