The year is 1977. After completing the "est" training, a six-day seminar designed to inspire personal accountability, Stanley decides to radically change his life. He separates from his wife, quits his job, and attempts an affair with a co-worker. Things don't go to plan, however, when his wife leaves Chris, their 12-year old son, in his care. Stanley perseveres, placing his faith on his a horse racing system and getting his jazz band back together. But when his mother visits, pressuring him to attend his father's wedding, the wall of reality comes crashing down.

Gentleperson:

Aren Haun's play A SEPARATION [retitled: Make a New Plan, Stan] is a completely original, tender, desperate, farcical family drama--a newly minted form that dives directly into the heart of one family's pain at a time in American history seldom dramatized today. I believe in this play and hope that you will see its many strengths and possibilities as I.

Warmly,

Craig Lucas