WALNUT STREET THEATRE

Jake and Matt were the best of friends. They knew how to work together. They could complete each other's sentences. There were like bookends. Together, they became one of the most successful director/playwright teams in the American theater. In October of 1951, all of that changed. Jackson "Jake" Kale was interrogated by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Lives, careers and friendships were destroyed. Jake and Matt took different paths. Thirteen years later, Matt, his wife Nora and Jake are reunited and given an opportunity to begin a new chapter. Can they heal old wounds and reclaim lost innocence? Or are the memories of a better life all that we have left?

M. J. Feely was born and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts in theatre from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and an MFA in Playwriting from UCLA. His work has been seen in both university and professional theatre and has been recognized by the American College Theatre Festival (the David Library Award for Best Play on American History, 2nd Place), UCLA (Donald Davis Award for Best Play) and the Sonoma County Repertory Theatre (New Drama Works). He is represented by Marta Praeger of the Robert Freedman Dramatic Agency and is a member of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and the Dramatists Guild of America.