There are well-meaning metropolites clashing with weird townfolk in rural residences, black-box theaters, backyards and local pubs in "Tormenting the Hen," a caustic satire of city mice in country mice' world. For Claire (Dameka Hayes), there was an invitation from a dippy, curator to a retreat for artists to deliver a political one-act about race and resentment and masculinity. With her fiancé, Monica (Carolina Monnerat), the trip begins as a welcome break for the stressed couple, then Mutty (Matt Shaw) shows up and throws a shadow. Although her lover's attentions have waned and her next-door neighbor has moved in, Monica struggles to keep her sanity while Claire takes care of two troublesome actors in the form of Joel (Brian H. Brooks) and Adam (David Malinsky). Throughout the course of the film, both the characters and the audience are left with no clear answers as they strive to maintain their individuality in an increasingly hostile environment.