2:22

2:22 by Danny Robins

My huuuuuuuuuusband has gotten particularly interested lately in how theatre can create genuine scares, so that has pushed me to want to read more “scary” plays… and this was the first that bubbled to the top. The play centers around the parents of a young child and their two friends who have come over for a dinner party. The father has been out of town for the last few days, and while he was gone, spooky things have been happening at home, though no one seems to believe our stalwart mother. But since the spooky things have been happening each night at 2:22am, they decide to have everyone stay up to see if they can confirm or deny her experiences.

That’s kind of all I can say about the play without giving away the clever conceits and genuine chills. It’s well written - I liked the characters, I enjoyed the humor that provided a familiar foundation for the sense of unease that permeates the whole play.

This would be a fun show to do - and it doesn’t really require a ton of special effects or anything, which can often be a barrier to producing a “scary” play. Maybe a nice little October project one of these days!