Losing Daniel

Matthew Shelton, a famous American playwright, loses his son Daniel in a tragic automobile accident.  In an attempt to assuage his grief and give his son a touch of immorality, he writes a play about him but finds the story too painful to submit for publication.  For twenty years the manuscript remains buried in a trunk in the basement of Matthew’s home.  Then, after stumbling upon it by accident, he decides at last to put the play for production, but only if he can choose the actor who plays the young Daniel.

Losing Daniel is the story of a playwright who has devoted his life to the smoke and mirrors of the stage, only to become entangled in his own blurred inner narrative. Teatro delle Muse is proud to premier this local artist’s work. The play has already found success in other arenas.

Losing Daniel was selected by Texas Dramatist for their winter reading program of 2008 and received an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Stage West playwriting contest.