SYNOPSIS
 
Sixteen year old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn't changed out of his pajamas since 9/11. Her mother has begun a close, personal relationship with Jesus. Her new neighbor, a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her hard. And the Apocolypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking will save them all.

CHARACTERS

RACHEL STEIN: 16 year old nihilistic Goth. Feels angry and orphaned since 9/11, as both of her parents withdrew into their own worlds.

SYLVIA STEIN: Her mother. 40's. Newly Evangelical, with a close, personal relationship with Jesus.

ARTHUR STEIN: Her father. 40's Deeply depressed.

NELSON STEINBERG: Also 16. Their new neighbor.
Passionate about science. Dresses as Elvis. Loves Rachel.

JESUS and STEPHEN HAWKING: Played by the same actor

Read the reviews:
Variety
The Huffington Post
The Miami Herald (re: Steinberg/ATCA award citation)
The Miami Herald (theater review)
Nuvo
Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Citybeat A&E
Indiana Auditions

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