The Late Henry Moss at Theatre 68 Arts Complex

A 16-year labor of love for Shepard, THE LATE HENRY MOSS relates a fictional recounting of the playwright's own relationship with his late father. Two brothers, Ray and Earl, are brought together after their father, Henry Moss, is found dead in his seedy New Mexico home. Their reunion starts out amicably enough with their determination to reach some reconciliation. Reunited in Henry's dilapidated bungalow in rural New Mexico there is clearly deep resentment between the two brothers which is temporarily put aside while they try to piece together the circumstances of Henry's' death. Henry is considered to be a harassing, arrogant drunk and suddenly he receives a lot of money. At the same time, Henry has taken up with a local Mexican woman, Conchalla, hired a taxi and gone fishing. Part detective story, part domestic drama, the story unfolds through a series of flashbacks, while the brothers attempt to reach some resolution and solid ground with each other and create a future that does not mirror their father's tumultuous life.