Purgatory

PURGATORY is a steamy dark comedy inspired by real people and events. Taking place over four days, it follows the lives of several employees of Pierre's Custom Catering. The setting is New York City. The employees are hard-working servers, white and black, Hispanic and Asian. Their search for love, success, and happiness leads them down some twisted and surprising roads, culminating the night of the company party - an unforgettable night when their dirty little secrets get exposed and explored...There's a talented singer in a trap of her own making (the particulars of which she is not yet fully aware). A man approaching middle age, still playing the player. A yoga instructor (whose teaching skills she later finds go well beyond yoga). The bitter Irish painter - this one enjoys wielding power. Two seemingly common men ruled by their uncommon desires. Actors, yes of course. And a young girl looking for love, when what she really needs is sanctuary. Follow them on their sizzling journey of self-discovery. About the author: Candy O'Connor is an actor/writer/filmmaker and former opera and Broadway singer. When Candy had to leave her music behind, she found herself adrift, not knowing how or what to do. Her focus, her life had always been about music. Still in shock over the accident that took her voice (leaving her with a condition called stylohyoid complex syndrome), but needing to put food on the table, she ended up in the world of cater waitering. After a while, her mental fog and depression lifted. She started to look at and take note of the people around her in this underbelly of the restaurant world. Fascinated by their lives and stories, all she could think was: If this were in a book or movie - no one would believe it. The idea haunted her until she sat down and wrote PURGATORY Candy is a dramatic coloratura soprano and winner of several operatic awards. Among them: First Place winner of the Loren L. Zachary Society Annual National Vocal Competition and three-time Western Regional Finalist and First Place winner in the Metropolitan Opera Competition. She has sung leading operatic roles in Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Martinique. She has appeared on Broadway in several shows (not the least of which was "The Phantom of the Opera"). She has performed in several National Broadway Show tours, as well as appearing off-Broadway. She has also appeared in prestigious American regional houses, foremost The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles California. Candy is currently writing, acting, making short films, and open to new adventures. For more about Candy (and to hear her recordings), check out her website: www.candyoconnor.com. Eternally hopeful, Candy has resumed vocal therapy...