Drexler and Isern are ‘Roommates’ with lots of secrets
Jen Silverman’s poignant, hilarious one-act play The Roommate opens in the Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts on December 9. Starring Lauren Drexler and Sharon Isern, The Roommate is a powerful story about life transitions, personal transformation, love, friendship and identity.
The story revolves 
around a recently divorced 50-something woman (Drexler) who, to make ends meet, advertises for a sensible roommate to share her oversized Iowa home. Instead, she gets Robyn, a fugitive of sorts who couldn’t be further from the ladies in her book club. As Sharon uncovers Robyn’s secrets, they encourage Sharon’s own deep-seated desire to transform her life completely. But is she willing to pay the price of such a transformation?
A dark comedy about what it takes to re-route your life – and what happens when the wheels come off, The Roommate runs through December 18.
November 23, 2021
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.