The Ideal Candidate

When young Kate Smolensky arrives for an all-important job interview, she is greeted by Mr. Mooshegian, an officious and impersonal middle-management "company man" who seems better prepared to conduct an interrogation than an interview. Initially, Mr. Mooshegian is impressed by the bright and bold Miss Smolensky, who is well prepared to address his unusual queries. She even holds her own answering questions that grow increasingly intrusive and bizarre. But in a battle of wits and wills, all of Kate's expectations soon become thwarted at every turn as it becomes increasingly apparent that this is no ordinary job interview. This two-person play set in the very near future is born of contemporary fears and paranoia, when wiretapping, warrantless searches and enhanced interrogation are now present in the lives of both the guilty and the innocent.