COLD RAIN by Craig Houk

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Cold Rain follows three witch sisters in a small Western Pennsylvania town whose attempt to conjure the perfect husband for the youngest, Carly, unleashes consequences that ripple across decades. When the volatile Shirley adds a dangerous twist to a simple love spell and Lolly secretly attempts to reverse it, the magic binds Carly to touring crooner Joe Rekowski and sets their family on a troubled path. Years later, as rumors swirl around the mysterious drowning of the Pacheco twins at Flat Rock and suspicion falls on Carly’s sensitive, troubled son Johnny, old secrets resurface and long-buried resentments ignite. Moving between 1959 and 1989, the play blends dark humor and supernatural lore to explore fate, guilt, and forbidden longing in a family bound by blood – and black magic – struggling to outrun the consequences of a single, fateful night. Show more