Gruesome Playground Injuries presented by Grey Area Productions

Name: Gruesome Playground Injuries presented by Grey Area Productions
Start: 2025-03-20T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-20T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 119 King St, La Crosse, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54601

Schedule

Thu Mar 20 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

119 King St, La Crosse, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54601 | La Crosse, WI

Gruesome Playground Injuries
By Rajiv Joseph
Produced by Grey Area Productions at the Pump House Regional Arts Center
March *20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 @ 7:30 PM
March 23 & 30 @ 2:00 PM
*Free donation-based performance
House doors open 1 hour before curtain, theater doors open half hour before curtain
No Intermission
General Public: $25
Members: $20
Student/Military: $15
Gruesome Playground Injuries is a darkly comic, yet deeply poignant exploration of love, loss, and the enduring bonds of childhood. The play follows Kayleen and Doug, two souls magnetically drawn together through a series of catastrophic accidents. Their relationship is a rollercoaster of intimacy and distance, laughter and pain, as they navigate the complexities of life from the playground to adulthood.
With raw honesty and unflinching humor, Rajiv Joseph's play delves into the messy, beautiful, and often brutal reality of human connection. As these characters repeatedly find themselves in the nurse's office, their physical wounds mirror the emotional scars they carry. A delicate balance of comedy and tragedy, Gruesome Playground Injuries is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit.