What would you do if your eight-year-old son mysteriously disappeared? This is the problem that Fiona faces during “In a Word.” The play, taking place two years after the boy’s disappearance, focuses on Fiona’s constant flashback to that day and the events that led up to it. The question at hand: Will she discover the truth behind her son going missing? Join in this journey to the path of moving on from, or solving the things that haunt us most. September 1. Ann Arbor New Theatre Project. 130 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. 734-645-9776.
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