The Curious Savage

By John Patrick
Directed by Danielle Kays

Performance Dates: April 18-May 4, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm | Sundays at 2pm
Thursday Pay What You Can Performance on April 24th at 7:30pm

The Curious Savage by John Patrick is a heartwarming and whimsical play that explores what it means to live with courage, kindness, and quiet rebellion. The story centers on Mrs. Savage, a recently widowed woman whose late husband left her a fortune in negotiable bonds. Hoping to use the money to create a Memorial Fund that brings unexpected joy to others, she becomes the target of her adult children, who find her plans absurd and try to have her committed. In the company of society’s so-called misfits, Mrs. Savage begins to see more clearly what truly matters—and who the real fools are. With humor and hope, the play invites us to consider that the bravest kind of wisdom may look like folly to the world, and that sometimes the greatest risk is to stay, invest in people, and plant joy exactly where you are.

Sponsored by Benjy Howe

Sensory Notes: The Curious Savage will feature characters running and visual black outs. Show is appropriate for all ages (8+) with mild innuendos.