END DAYS
By Deborah Zoe Laufer
Chicago Premiere
October 29 - November 29, 2009
Running time: 2 hours, 15 mintues, including intermission

The Stein’s are having an identity crisis: Mom has been “born again” and spends all day chatting with Jesus in the kitchen; Dad hasn’t gotten out of his pajamas in weeks and is starting to smell; and 16 year old Rachel is coping by going “goth.” Who will save this family? Jesus? Stephen Hawking? Or Rachel’s awkward new classmate who shows up at their door in his Elvis jumpsuit? To everyone’s surprise, the invasion of his big heart and blind optimism might be their best hope for a new beginning. End Days is both “enormously funny, warm and uplifting” (CurtainUp) and also a thoughtful examination of faith, renewal, and the needs of ordinary people.

“…rapturously funny play…proves that the right playwright can inspire healing laughter in even the most sobering subjects.”
–The Miami Herald