Stranger

• 1st Reading (2009)
• 2nd Reading (2010)
• World Premiere (2011)
  Norfolk, VA
• 3rd Reading (2011)
  New York, NY
• Developmental Production (2012)
  New York, NY

Jim Reynolds is a hometown hero — the high school football star who married his high school sweetheart, went to medical school and returned to his small town in southern Virginia to become a doctor and raise his family. But he is haunted by the death of his younger brother when they were teens. Jim's teenage son aches to escape the town and his father's shadow.

A stranger appears, driving slowly through town day after day, leaving a growing sense of anxiety in his wake. Soon the rumors start as the town speculates about the stranger in their midst. Fear and paranoia continue to grow until a child goes missing and the town, lead by Jim, mounts a manhunt for the stranger in the car. Jim finally confronts the stranger, and his own demons.

The musical's quirky title spelling is a variation on 'sick bastard'.

• SCKBSTD (original title)