Butterside Down

A play by Lórien Haynes

Butterside Down is a romantic comedy – about grief. Sharp, funny, brutal, irreverent and a little bit British.

In the aftermath of Liv’s untimely death, her boyfriend, Adam, her best friend, Cat, and her sister Sally, attempt to negotiate everything between a raucous wake and releasing her worldly goods to the Jewish Women’s League.

Running the gauntlet of the five stages of grief, the thirty-something trio compete for who ranks highest on the Grief Meter, reveal unspeakable truths and fail to agree on the epitaph and allocation of earrings. Winding up in cupboards, on trains and in the emptiest Indian restaurant in England, Butterside Down explores how the young are ill equipped to lose each other. And whether, when you’ve lost the love of your life, your sense of humor can keep you alive.

Cast: Bre Blair, William Mckinney, Lorien Haynes

Butterside Down [the play formerly known as Good Grief] was workshopped by New York Stage and Film with John Slattery directing and starring Mamie Gummer, Benjamin Lawson and Charlotte Parry.

Artwork – Harland Miller

Savage Grace Productions is a professional LA based theatre company committed to creating pop-up theatre productions that are malleable, dynamic, unexpected, relevant and international. Each production can be easily transported in a U-Haul and placed into virtually any space: a bar, a loft downtown, a restaurant, a hotel room, etc. Performances can spring from anywhere amongst us, the purpose is visceral. In a time of technology and disconnection, our aim is to remind us that we are connected in everything we experience.

Butterside Down is our first workshop production.