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Little is known about Carrington's life. Throughout the story, Carrington searches for an outdoor venue to perform his [[Death Of The Hired Man|play]], an experimental adaptation of "[[wikipedia:The Death of the Hired Man|The Death of the Hired Man]]" by [[wikipedia:Robert Frost|Robert Frost]]. At [[Equus Oils]] in [[Act I]], he asks [[Conway]] to find a venue for him: , saying he hopes for "Somewhere outdoors. Somewhere intimate. Somewhere tragic."
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A [[wrongle]] of Carrington is viewable at http://kentuckyroutezero.com/phonebooth.wrongle.
== Personality and life ==
Carrington is an enthusiastic and verbose character with an impressive knowledge of and passion for dramatic works. He claims drama is only his second love; his true calling is pseudoscience. Little is known about Carrington's personal life.
== Life Appearances ==
In the beginning of [[Act II]], Carrington talks with [[Lula]] at the [[Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces|Bureau]] and quotes the French dramatist [[wikipedia:Antonin Artaud|Antonin Artaud]]. He appears later at the [[Random Access Self Storage|self-storage facility]], asking Conway for ideas as to a venue.
In [[Act III]], he will meet the group at the location suggested for the play in the previous act – either at Equus Oils, [[Elkhorn Mine]], or the storage facility. In talking with [[Shannon]], he references plays, such as ''[[wikipedia:Oresteia|Oresteia]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Goethe's Faust|Faust]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Iceman Cometh|The Iceman Cometh]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]]''.
He claims drama appears and is only the focus of the post-Act V [[Death Of The Hired Man|epilogue]], which takes the same title as his second love; his true calling is pseudoscienceplay.
== Inspiration ==
