“THAT EMOTION FIGURES PALPABLY IN ‘FATHERLAND,’ A FINELY CALIBRATED, SURPRISINGLY AFFECTING NEW WORK OF VERBATIM THEATER…”
THE NEW YORK TIMES, LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
The true story of the eighteen-year-old son who turned in his father to the FBI because of his dad's role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Fast-moving, powerful, and theatrical, Fatherland erupts, verbatim, from official court transcripts, case evidence, and public statements.
Every word of Fatherland comes from court evidence, public statements, and the official court transcript of The United States vs. Guy Wesley Reffitt, the jury trial held before the United States District Court, District of Columbia, from February 28 - March 8, 2022.
Fatherland is performed in 80 minutes with no intermission
"WITH BREAKNECK PACING AND POWERFUL PERFORMANCES FROM ITS TWO LEADS, THE PRODUCTION RIPS THE BANDAGE OFF A WOUNDED MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY. IT’S SUPPOSED TO HURT LESS THAT WAY, BUT IT DOESN’T; THE STING LINGERS LONG AFTER LEAVING THE THEATER."
THE FRONT ROW CENTER, STANFORD FRIEDMAN
“POWERFUL…UNLEASHES THE POWER OF WELL-CRAFTED DOCUMENTARY THEATER…”
LOS ANGELES TIMES, CHARLES MCNULTY