Synopsis
Two unlikely strangers volunteer to spend a year together away from the world in a mysterious bunker—though what unfolds underground isn’t what either of them could ever have expected.

Reviews and Recommendations
“Erie, ambiguous, and sweet is not a description I've used before, but then again, LGBTQ and post-apocalyptic is not common territory to be explored on stage. Bavoso has created a moment in an unknown time and place that somehow manages to be compassionate and relatable. In this unique setting, inhibitions are shed and characters develop into richly unique individuals. Unanswered questions and just enough exposition give the audience plenty to discuss in the afterglow.” — Aleks Merilo

“Talk about a roller coaster of a play. Just when you think you know what's going on, Bavoso yanks the rug out from under your feet. It's real, it's genuine, it's sweet—and then it's something else entirely. There is so much going on in this play—relationships between men, grieving, isolation, the longing for something great that seems unattainable. A true retelling of the Adam and Eve story, only instead of a red apple, there's a red button. A pretty brilliant short play that gets more done in ten pages than some plays do in fifty.” — Emily Hageman

Cast Breakdown
2M

Running Time
10 minutes

Production History
• Short + Sweet Theatre Festival, Sydney, Australia, January 2016

Read the script on the New Play Exchange.

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Photo Credit: Leon Joseph and Davo Hardy in the Short+Sweet Sydney production; courtesy of Favaloro Media