Culturebot: A fawn is a defensive reflex, a posture of affection that can only be taken in the imbalance of power. It’s also a word for an unweaned deer, the first victim in Sophie McIntosh’s tough little miracle of a play Road Kills. Owen runs the family business disposing of animal carcasses on county highways and Jaki assists him as court-mandated community service. The first step in her redemption requires Owen to put his life in Jaki’s hands, watching the road while he scrapes frozen fur off the asphalt. With McIntosh’s signature deadpan incongruity, a frightening valentine to Midwest isolation unfolds: glittering, jagged, and written in blood.
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