Substance of Bliss

It’s 2 AM do you know who your children are? Substance of Bliss is the sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking story of parents, Paul and Donna, who sit in the backyard of their home, late at night, waiting for their troubled fifteen-year-old son to return so that they can take him to a drug rehabilitation center. As they wait, they find themselves questioning their home renovation choices, the political and religious persuasions of some of their neighbors, the feral cats in their yard and, ultimately, their decisions to marry and have the child that is causing them so much trouble. Both insightful and cautionary, the play explores the realities of our consumer driven culture and the essence of happiness.