Tailgate: A Farce

By Patrick F. McLaughlin

Six online friends meet in person for the first time, in celebration of a long-defunct band’s reunion concert. As Linda struggles to get a tailgate party together, seemingly everything goes wrong. Somebody is being catfished, there is a lot of talk about squirrels, and most of them are drunk. With a wide range of personalities, nobody would expect these six to ever be in a room together, or in this case, in a parking lot huddled around a van.

Originally staged by Patrick F. McLaughlin for American University’s 2019 Play Festival