Freefall premiered in 1993 at Victory Gardens Theater featuring Tim Rhoze as Grant, Leslie Holland as Alex, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Spoon, and A.C. Smith as Monk.

Freefall was produced off-Broadway by the Weissberger Theater Group in 1994. The production featured Geoffrey C. Ewing as Grant, Valerie Pettiford as Alex, Eugene Fleming as Spoon and K. Todd Freeman as Monk.

Other productions of Freefall include Penumbra Theater Company in St. Paul, MN.

Synopsis

Although Grant and Monk are brothers, they took very different paths out of the neighborhood. Grant became a Chicago cop and is attempting to carve out a nice niche for himself and his new wife in a middle class suburb. Monk, recently released from prison, has found faith through an unknown benefactor. Monk leaves prison searching for a place to live and his mysterious benefactor. Although he lacks the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter, he possesses the inspiration and drive to strive for a higher awareness. Grant and Alex have an abundance of everything Monk needs but don’t have the spiritual commitment needed to make their own lives complete. When Monk shows up on Grant and Alex’s doorstep, all three are thrust into a confrontation that forces them to explore what it means to be a family. In the end, Freefall celebrates the union of faith, family, and the coming together of the whole.

Cast size: 3m., 1 w.

Freefall is available through Samuel French, Inc./Concord Theatricals