THEPLAYROOMunfoldslikeadreamwrappedaroundafamilydrama:fourchildrenintheirattichideawaymakeupafantasticstory,whiledownstairstheirparentsweaveadrunkenintrigueoftheirown.Inalyricalbutgrippingdualnarrative,thestoryofthechildren’slifeintertwineswiththestorytheymakeupabouttheirlife–untilthetwostoriescollideandthedelicatefamilystructurecollapses.
TheactionplaysoutthroughtheeyesofMaggieCantwell,atempestuousteenagerwhoturnsrealityintoagameandmake-believeintoalife-or-deathundertaking.ButMaggieisgettingtoooldtobelieveinthetalesshespinsfortheyoungerchildren.Beforethenightisover,shemustconfrontthetruthandmakeaterriblechoice.
Emotionallyrivetingandsurprisinglyfunny,THEPLAYROOMisthestoryofhowMaggieandhersiblingssurvivethemostfatefulnightoftheirlives.