Trestle at Pope Lick Creek constructs the existential haze of the Great Depression. Through the railroad-track-like narrative structure of Pace and Dalton’s story, the play examines the collision between historical currents and individual lives, while mapping the delicate terrain of adolescent awakening. Identity crises, sexual awakening and societal rigidity—all the confusion and cruelty of adolescence crystallize in this simple game of racing trains.