The Innkeepers

by Novid Parsi

When four guests arrive at a remote rural inn for what appears to be a weekend getaway, the innkeeper, Arzu Amiri, reveals they are all bound together by a terrible event involving her son 17 years earlier. The characters enact and re-enact their shifting versions of what happened until Arzu arrives at her own truth and her own devastating decision.

When four guests arrive at a remote rural inn for what appears to be a weekend getaway, the innkeeper, Arzu Amiri, reveals they are all bound together by a terrible event involving her son 17 years earlier. The characters enact and re-enact their shifting versions of what happened until Arzu arrives at her own truth and her own devastating decision.

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  • Giulianna Marchese: The Innkeepers

    I love it when a play takes advantage of being a play. The set evokes both a warm and comfortable inn and then shifts when it becomes an enclosed space. Characters embody others and old versions of themselves. And even the ending further engages the audience's imagination while also concluding the story. So many parts of this play exemplify theatricality.

    I love it when a play takes advantage of being a play. The set evokes both a warm and comfortable inn and then shifts when it becomes an enclosed space. Characters embody others and old versions of themselves. And even the ending further engages the audience's imagination while also concluding the story. So many parts of this play exemplify theatricality.

  • Red Theater: The Innkeepers

    This is special script, weaving together your favorite elements from mysteries, thrillers, memory plays, and tragedies. It's crafted specifically for the stage, giving directors and actors plenty to play with and decide for themselves. The non-stop pacing never lets up in the best way. The ending rattled me. Images from this one will be with me for a while.

    This is special script, weaving together your favorite elements from mysteries, thrillers, memory plays, and tragedies. It's crafted specifically for the stage, giving directors and actors plenty to play with and decide for themselves. The non-stop pacing never lets up in the best way. The ending rattled me. Images from this one will be with me for a while.

  • Leah Roth Barsanti: The Innkeepers

    There's something about a script that just puts you on the rollercoaster, locks you in, and takes you on a ride. This is one of those plays. A revenge narrative with lots of twists, it provides the same catharsis as a narrative like "Promising Young Woman" while asking deep questions about justice and who it is for. This play is punchy, angry, and claustrophobic in the best way.

    There's something about a script that just puts you on the rollercoaster, locks you in, and takes you on a ride. This is one of those plays. A revenge narrative with lots of twists, it provides the same catharsis as a narrative like "Promising Young Woman" while asking deep questions about justice and who it is for. This play is punchy, angry, and claustrophobic in the best way.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Queens Theatre, Year 2020

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