A Simple Matter of Fear by Kay Rhoads

A Simple Matter of Fear is the story of a soldier during World War II who goes AWOL from the army and hides in the attic of his father’s small-town home. Based on an actual incident that happened during WWII, the play follows multiple characters as they struggle with their feelings about war—the father who feels his son should do his duty, the son who is afraid, the sisters with wavering views, and the town resident who loses his young son in the war and lashes out on the family.