J.T. ROGERS' play, THE OVERWHELMING was developed at PlayPenn’s inaugural conference in 2005. Other plays include WHITE PEOPLE, MADAGASGAR and MURMURING IN A DEAD TONGUE. His works have been seen on the main stages of The National Theatre and the Tricycle in London; the Roundabout and Atlantic theaters in NYC; and in theaters throughout the US. He is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and a member of both PEN and the Dramatists Guild.
BLOOD AND GIFTS
“I know what’s happening here.
Your women. Children. I know
the Russians. I know what they do.”
The Frontier Province, Afghanistan.
1981. The Soviet Union has
invaded. One American agent
and one Afghan warlord meet in
a secret safe house in the
mountains. Who wants what
from whom? Who can trust whom?
What starts in this room soon can’t be stopped.
