“Ripcord” is a sharp, mischievous, and meaningful comedy written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. The play balances laugh-out-loud humour with profound, heart-warming, and sometimes poignant moments.
The story centres on an intense, “no-holds-barred battle” between two elderly women in a senior living facility. Abby, a fiercely independent and sharp-witted resident, wants her room at Bristol Place to herself. She is forced into a standoff with Marilyn, a relentlessly chipper and sunny new roommate determined to annoy her into leaving. A seemingly harmless bet escalates into a game of one-up-womanship that reveals deeper truths about the characters’ lives
