Parker is having a hard time. After spending months locked up working on the next great American novel, he's broke, broken, and living in his parent's house in Iowa. The only one who gets it is his household Synthetic - Henry, excellent baker, quiet listener, android. When his boyfriend flies in from New York to spend Christmas with him in Iowa, it's all he can do to beg Henry to just bake for him.

RYAN TROUT (Playwright) is a writer and performer from Iowa, who lives in Brooklyn. He's obsessed with why people treat each other so strangely, and he strives to capture the frenetic millennial voice in all his work. He is an associate company member at TheatreEast and a contributor to All Boats artist gatherings. Recent writing credits include: WHEN I STARTED DATING MEN (Dixon Place, Under St. Marks, Stella Adler) and IN THE WEEDS (Dixon Place) Recent acting credits include: SUNSET (South Oxford Space, Fresh Fruit) and Strictly Dishonorable (The Flea). B.F.A from Tisch School of the Arts.

SRDA VASILJEVIC (Director) is a Bosnian-American theatre director. Srda was recently named “Who’s Next” by NEXT Magazine and described as “theater wunderkind already making his mark on Broadway.” Recent directing credits include: THE WHITE CASTLE (Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival), HAM (ArsNova), LONG, DARK, AND WAVY (TinyRhino), VOX POP (Musical Theatre Factory), TAXIDERMY (Secret Theatre), BELLADONNA (The 24 Hour Plays), and STAGE DADS (BCEFA Easter Bonnet). Srda has worked as an Assistant/Associate Director on and off Broadway to directors such as Leigh Silverman, Sheryl Kaller, Moisés Kaufman, and Billy Porter. Srda is a member of the ENCORES! Off-Center Artists’ Board and Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, a frequent collaborator with Tectonic Theater Project, and currently works as the Creative Associate at Tom Kirdahy Productions. www.sr-da.com