COMPROMISED
A celebrated journalist and his wife invite a young couple to their home to help them recover their missing car. The encounter reveals unpleasant, hidden truths that threaten to destroy both relationships. While covering the 911 attack, New York Times reporter Brian Mulcahy was exposed to the toxic smoke that has caused his breathing, 16 years later, to become compromised. The young playwright, Alan Clay Parker, is fascinated by Brian’s life and situation and learns something tragic that Brian’s wife has kept from him. Alan puts both of their stories into a play, which turns into a big success bound for Broadway. The problem is he never got either of their permissions. When Mulcahy hears about it he demands that the play be stopped or his wife’s dark past will be revealed.
Mike Bencivenga is an award-winning writer/director in theater and film. He’s written 9 full-length plays and has written and directed 2 feature films. In 2013 his play, BILLY & RAY, won the prestigious W. Keith Hedrick Award and premiered at The Falcon Theater under the direction of the legendary Garry Marshall. The show moved to The Vineyard Theater in New York, also directed by Mr. Marshall, where it enjoyed an extended sold-out run. In 2014 Mike’s political comedy, SUMMER ON FIRE, won the Christopher Wolk prize for excellence in playwriting and was produced at the Scorpion Theater. His drama, COMPROMISED, was a finalist for the O’Neill prize and won the top prize from Playwrights-First in 2020. Mike’s comedy, TALK OF THE TOWN (based on James Thurber’s memoir ‘The Years with Ross’) was named best play at both the 2022 Austin Film Festival and the 2023 ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition.
April Webster started out in New York, working at various theatres in many different roles. Stage carpenter, stage manager, prop builder, mask maker, actor. She has worked at, among others, Circle Repertory, The Nighthouse Theatre, and Time and Space Limited with Linda Mussman where she was also a performer. She was also the Stage manager for Mabou Mines at The Public theater
During her time in New York, she started directing plays in Italian for the NYU Italian dept.
Directing became her passion and since moving to LA years ago, she has directed multiple productions and readings at: Antaeus Theatre for their Playwrights unit, The Road, and The Blank – Young Playwrights Festival. . She was the assistant Stage manager for Children of a Lesser God at The Mark Taper Forum was Gordon Davidson’s assistant when the show moved to Broadway
She was a founding member of First Stage, a group created to develop playwrights, new and otherwise, where she directed plays by Mitch Gianunzio and others
She is very excited to be back at The Road with Compromised
“COMPROMISED”
Brian Mulcahy – Geoffrey Wade*
Terri Mulcahy – Inger Tudor*
Alan Clay Parker – George Kingston*
Lisa Horowitz – Parker – Sofia Vassilieva*
*Road Company Member