“Comedy, Truth, and, like, Real Shit”: Derek Ahonen, the Amoralists, and the Well-Made Play

Derek Ahonen, playwright, director, and founding member of the Amoralists, describes the journeys he takes his characters and audiences on in his plays, as well as the journey of the Amoralists themselves—from literally betting on their success in Las Vegas to finding an unlikely but snug niche as the well-made-playmakers on the contemporary avantgarde theatre scene.