Useful People tells the story of Susan and Ethel, two septuagenarians who turn to selling their prescription drugs to turn a profit. When Susan’s grandson, Patrick, returns in disgrace from the college he works for, it doesn’t take long for him to discover that his grandmother is a very different woman than she was before. The play takes a comic look at aging in America while examining each character’s longing for love and safety in a world that devalues the elderly.
