
Natural Shocks, by Lauren Gunderson
A solo, darkly comic contemporary play by Lauren Gunderson about an insurance agent trapped in her basement during a storm, mixing sharp humor, heartbreaking confession, and resilient hope in an intimate black box setting.
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