Set in "any first-ring suburb of a midsize city" (the title is metaphoric, not literal), the play depicts two couples whose get-together starts out ordinary but turns explosive. Ben and Mary, a couple weathering economic uncertainty (Ben has just lost his job as a bank loan officer), host a backyard barbecue to welcome their slightly younger new neighbors, Kenny and Sharon, fresh from rehab and trying to get their l…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle at 05:18PM on September 19, 2014