Michael  has landed ... in the biggest mess of his life, that is.  Michael is a frustrated intellectual working at K-Mart in a small town, trying to convince his ex-wife that he’s not crazy for liking Beethoven and Tolstoy.  The sheriff  has an arrest warrant on him, his ex-wife  has married a man with a sobriety deficiency, and nobody believes his story: that his 12-year-old son Billy  was beamed up by aliens.  The only proof is the elusive visitor left behind --the one with the green complexion and an affinity for beer and karaoke.

The little green man who drops into Michael’s life and his small town is like a gift from heaven.  He brings hope, understanding, a compassionate ear and a lot of humor  along with his taste for beer.  Playwright Stuart Spencer spins his intergalactic tale in a Wisconsin town that resembles the small town he grew up in. “The main character Michael is someone I never became, but might have if I’d stayed.  He and the alien are two sides of myself, each looking for connection and meaningful relationships in a place that feels like home,” said Spencer.

Resident Alien is a deceptively simple story about love, literature, life, interspecies relationships and beer, whether here or among the stars.  It’s a captivating tale--and funny to boot!