A Measure of Cruelty

4615 Theatre Company says:

Calarco’s blistering play, A Measure of Cruelty, examines the uniquely American relationship to masculinity and violence, with a deft balance of tenderness and unrelenting honesty. The play follows Buddy, a recently returned veteran from the war in Afghanistan, who comes to work in his father’s bar while he nurses wounds both physical and psychic. When father and son become entangled in a local tragedy, they are forced to confront the ghosts of their past, and reckon with the cruelties they have taken part in, both at home and abroad.

Staged on location in Bethesda’s legendary Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle pub. Calarco himself will direct the immersive event, his first project back in the area after relocating last year to New York. Audience members will sit throughout the venue, including at the 360 degree bar and surrounding tables, as the action encompasses all of the sprawling space.

A Measure of Cruelty
Written and directed by Joe Calarco