Under a pot-bellied sky on a struggling pig farm somewhere in America, Tom, Tina, and their hired hand Tim fight to hold on to everything they have--namely a herd of fifteen thousand restless pigs. Dumping sludge into the river has driven Tom to drink, and Tim seems to have caught Tina's eye, but when Teddy, an officer of the Environmental Protection Agency, arrives to inspect the operation, life on the farm explodes, implodes, then explodes again.
This new dark comedy comes from the Tony-winning writer/director team that brought Urinetown to life on Broadway.