Squeamish

by Aaron Mark

Your ticket includes admission to the presentation as well as a special cocktail pairing, designed to evoke the essence of the evening.

(An N/A alternative option is available and selectable upon checkout.)



The Synopsis:

Sharon is an Upper West Side shrink, a longtime recovering alcoholic and world-class hemophobe (fear of blood), who finds herself in the South Plains of Texas, off her psychotropic drugs, after her nephew's sudden death. Squeamish is a grotesque tale of phobia and compulsion as two sides of the same coin, a minimalist work of psychological horror about craving what terrifies us most.

The History:

Squeamish was initially produced Off-Broadway by All For One Theater (Michael Wolk, Artistic Director; Nicholas Cotz, Producing Director), opening on October 16th, 2017, at the Beckett Theatre/Theatre Row. Aaron Mark directed the production, and Alison Fraser performed the play.

Squeamish was developed through an NYTW summer residency at Dartmouth and a Labyrinth Theater Company Barn Series presentation. 

Previous Reviews:

"[A] ghoulish new play...Sharon is an entertaining raconteur whose ordinary life has taken a Grand Guignol turn...Squeamish is a play about blood — the fluid that flows through our veins, the kinship we feel or don’t for our own families, the temperaments that we struggle to keep in balance...Though we see the play’s considerable gore — and its hard-core-niche sexual situations — only through the mind’s eye, Squeamish is probably not for the squeamish. But to grown-ups who like to celebrate the season with frightful tales quietly told, happy Halloween. Mr. Mark has a fresh horror for you." - New York Times.

About THIS Production:

About Time Theatre Company is a brand new theatre company formed by veterans within the film and theatre world from Seattle, New York, Chicago, and Des Moines. We want to do nothing but create theatre and art you cannot see anywhere else in Des Moines, by producing current, thought-provoking, edgy shows and trying to push the Des Moines theatre crowd to the limit.