About the Show

A comedic and heartbreaking solo show exploring profound grief.

When a drunk driver kills both his teenage children, Colin Campbell channels his shock, rage and anguish into a tragic and comedic exploration of our culture’s hesitance to discuss grief. Campbell tackles the hard questions that come with grief – what happens to the marriage after the kids are killed? What do you say to people grieving?

What starts as the feel-bad show of the year turns surprisingly redemptive. And even funny, too.

Critic Reviews (3)

“Campbell insists that ‘Grief’ is not an act of sadomasochistic indulgence, nor is the act of dramatizing pain anything new...’Grief’ simply asks for 75 minutes in a black box.”
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Campbell has written (and performs) a beautiful testament to a father’s love and to a husband and wife’s learning that those we love never truly leave us and there are things that death cannot touch.
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“In reality, his play is a roadmap to our understanding of the grieving process...His exploration reaches into those dark places we sometimes desperately try to hide.”
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Cast and creative team