Child Support at Camden Rep

Urgent, searing and wildly inventive, the world premiere of Child Support by Desi P. Shelton uses humor and hypertheatricality to examine single parenthood and financial responsibility from the points of view of everyone impacted by a broken system. A mother struggling to provide. A father trying to rise above his statistical odds. A daughter desperate to be loved. Child Support lays out the unspoken rules of a game in which everyone loses. A site-specific, immersive experience set in a typical Camden row house, the action is scored by composer Jamal P. Dickerson and features a live band under the eye of musical director JoJo Streater. Barrymore Award-winner Ozzie Jones directs. Sept. 28 – Oct, 28; Camden Rep, 445 Mechanic St., Camden, NJ 08104; $25; (856) 438-8430; www.camdenrep.com.

Sept. 28 – Oct 28 (including previews) • Thursdays at 7 p.m. (dark Oct. 5 & Oct. 12) • Fridays at 7 p.m. (dark Oct. 6) • Saturdays at 5 p.m. • Sundays at 2 p.m.