Kumu Kahua Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Hostage Wife, an award-winning play that received a reading in New York.

Hostage Wife tells the story of Dee Fernandez, a woman whose husband works as a private-sector security guard watching over a power station in Iraq. When he is taken hostage, Dee is visited by Alan Baker, a government agent who offers her comfort, companionship. As they grow closer, it is revealed that Dee’s husband is violent, racist, and abusive.

As the possibility of a new and brighter future grows and negotiations preoceed, Dee’s daughter returns from the mainland to help field phone calls from the media and visits from nosy neighbors, and Dee herself, wafted into a semi-dream world through sleeping pills and pain pills, becomes ambivalent about herself, her marriage, and her desires for the outcome of the hostage situation.

Hostage Wife, by Nancy Moss, will play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., from May 15th through June 15th.