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He’s back! This time the Man Without a Plan lands in Belize, quickly amassing an array of new friends in a short time – some of whom can even match his penchant for being in a near-constant buzz from industrial-quantity drugs and drink.
As ever, the characters Steven ingratiates himself with become his surrogate dysfunctional family. But Tracey, Devonais, Ask Bobby!, Valentino and a pack of feral kids soon have Steven suspecting that his cheerfully transactional relationships are, in fact, ensnaring him in a web of scams. Will he be left for broke, stranded in this shabby paradise? Is his paranoia justifiable, or simply the result of continuous cocaine use? His response is to embark all together on a road trip along the coast, taking in shantytowns, fine hotels, beaches and, at a low ebb, jail.
Coarse, irresponsible and wilfully uninformed, Froelich is nevertheless observant and caring at heart – and Belize is about the ways in which chaotic, complex human beings find community, no matter where they’re from or where they’re headed.
Steven Froelich is an actor and playwright born and raised near Chicago, who has resided in London for over a decade. His first play, They Offered Bob and Wilma Cash, starred Sylvia Miles. His second play, Weekend In Rio, was workshopped at the Steppenwolf Studio in Chicago with Laurie Metcalfe in the lead, followed by public performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it received two Best Actress nominations. He is the author of Guatemala: High Life, Low Life, the first title in the “Misadventures” series.
Oscar Zárate is an award-winning illustrator. His books include collaborations with Alan Moore (A Small Killing), Alexei Sayle (Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian), and Richard Appignanesi (Lenin for Beginners, Introducing Freud). He illustrated Guatemala: High Life, Low Life, the first title in the “Froelich Misadventures” series.