In Mark St. Germain’s Wednesday’s Child, Susan and Martin Merrit aren’t able to have a child of their own, so they hire a gifted college student, Becca Connor, to serve as a surrogate. When Becca is murdered, a police investigation explodes the lives of everyone who knew her. As Detectives Aleece Valez and Walt Dixon begin to put the pieces together, secrets surface, alibis weaken, and lies are … Continue reading Getting to the Truth

In Mark St. Germain’s Wednesday’s Child, Susan and Martin Merrit aren’t able to have a child of their own, so they hire a gifted college student, Becca Connor, to serve as a surrogate. When Becca is murdered, a police investigation explodes the lives of everyone who knew her. As Detectives Valez and Dixon begin to put the pieces together, secrets surface, alibis weaken, and lies are uncovered. At … Continue reading Bringing Becca to Life

By TJ Lewis and Becca Jennings All Susan and Martin Merrit ever wanted was to have a child of their own. But no stork, or birds or bees for that matter, ever delivered. So, the Merrits turned to science. Cue Becca Connor, a quick-witted, savvy college student who is looking for some extra money to help get her through school. Surrogacy seems like a fairly … Continue reading Excavating the Truth

by Irene Martinko FST’s World Premiere of Wednesday’s Child centers on the hopes and dreams of the Merrit family. All Susan and Martin Merrit ever wanted was a child of their own, but when they learn they are unable to conceive the old fashioned way, the Merrits turn to surrogacy. That’s how they meet Becca Connor, a young college student with expensive dreams of her … Continue reading Stats on Surrogacy

By TJ Lewis He was named one of the top 20 most-produced playwrights in 2015 and 2016 by American Theatre Magazine. He’s been called “the man who may be America’s premier biographical playwright” by Playbill. He is the winner of the Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play for his work, Camping with Henry and Tom. Now, … Continue reading The Man Behind the Mystery

By Michael Nichols From the playwright who brought us both Relativity and Dancing Lessons, FST’s Mainstage series proudly presents the WORLD PREMIERE of Wednesday’s Child by Mark St. Germain. The curtain rises on Becca Connor’s bloodstained living room as detectives Valez and Dixon attempt to piece together the details of her murder. Interviews with characters Susan and Martin Merrit reveal that the couple had hired … Continue reading Of Life, Death, and Inbetween