Description
In this staged reading of the play, Hunker Down, a lonely widow and a reclusive curmudgeon are neighbors who dislike each other, but together strive to cope with the isolation during the lockdown of 2020. Despite good intentions, they clash until they magically find common ground. With the “new normal” on the horizon, the widow prefers her old normal. In this upbeat, heartwarming romantic comedy, can the curmudgeon make her a better offer?
Robert Benjamin, the author of Hunker Down, is a retired research physicist who has become a playwright since retirement. He has produced a number of full-length plays, short plays, a short film, and an operetta. Today’s cast includes Duchess Dale and Don Converse. Dale’s credits include her award-winning role as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker and Truvy in Steel Magnolias. Converse’s roles include Henry Ford in False Witness and Reverend Salvation in the musical, The Cradle Will Rock. His TV roles include an episode of Better Call Saul.