Suburbia

The parking lot of a convenience store is the domain of three men in their early twenties: Jeff is a sometime student, Buff an easy-going party animal, and Tim an alcoholic Air Force vet. They talk trash, harass Norman, the Pakistani owner of the store, drink beer, get high, eat Oreos. Jeff ponders his relationship with his girlfriend, Sooze, and Buff fantasizes a relationship with Sooze’s friend, Bee-Bee. The evening marks the arrival of an old high school chum Pony, and his associate, Erica. Since Pony left town he has gone on to become famous fronting for a band with an album on the charts and a video on MTV. Once Pony arrives fascination with his success flows into jealousy, then flowers into bitter anger.

Nicu’s Spoon presents Suburbia, by Eric Bogosian.