ROAD KILLS

written by Sophie McIntosh
directed by Nina Goodheart
produced by Good Apples Collective & ryan duncan-ayala

What happens to the stains you can’t get out?

Owen is a roadkill collector. Jaki was busted for drunk driving. And for the next six Saturdays, they’re stuck with each other.

As they traverse the highways of Wisconsin, they connect over their common ground as outsiders, challenge each other on issues of faith and family, and careen towards a collision that threatens to shatter them both.

Sophie McIntosh’s unflinching new play Road Kills forces us to confront the long-lasting repercussions of abuse — and urges us not to look away.

Following a sold-out reading with the Frontera Series, Road Kills will have a full production at Paradise Factory, running August 15 - September 6, 2025. Tickets are now on sale.

Understudy Anna Aubry will be performing as "Jaki" on the performances scheduled for August 29th and 30th at 7:30 p.m.

CREATIVE TEAM & Cast

Playwright & Producer: Sophie McIntosh
Director & Producer: Nina Goodheart
Producer: ryan duncan-ayala
Associate Producer: Sarah Jones
Stage Manager: Damayanti Wallace
Associate Director and Dramaturg: Mia Fowler
Fight + Intimacy Director: Willow Funkhouser
Assistant Stage Manager: Jenna Rowell
Scenic Designer: Junran “Charlotte” Shi
Lighting Designer: Paige Seber
Props Designer: Sean Frank
Costume Designer: Saawan Tiwari
Sound Designer: Max Van
Production Electrician: Max Stroeher

Jaki: Mia Sinclair Jenness *
Owen: D.B. Milliken *
Neil/Miles: Michael Lepore *

Understudy for Jaki: Anna Aubry
Understudy for Owen and Neil/Miles: Nicholas Louis Turturro

* Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Road Kills is an Equity Approved Showcase.

View our full virtual program HERE.

content warnings

Spoilers ahead.

  • Death.

    Attempted suicide.

    Violence towards animals.

    Depictions of sexual acts in states of partial undress. (No nudity.)

    Discussion of physical and sexual abuse.

  • Characters handle the carcasses of deer, a dog, and a skunk.

    A character attempts suicide by jumping in front of a truck.

    A character dies after being hit by a truck.

    Sexual acts in states of partial undress are depicted onstage. There is no nudity.

    A character recounts experiencing child sexual abuse involving a cousin. (No adults are involved.)

    A character recounts a childhood experience of oral sexual contact with a dog.