Halftime with Don

by Ken Weitzman

Retired NFL player Don Devers has had more surgeries than he can count, experiences violent outbursts, and relies on Post-It notes to offset his struggle with traumatic brain injury. Just when things seem their darkest, a desperate longtime fan arrives at his doorstep. With the help of Don’s daughter Stephanie and Ed’s wife Sarah, both pregnant and plotting from the sidelines, the fan and his hero discover they...

Retired NFL player Don Devers has had more surgeries than he can count, experiences violent outbursts, and relies on Post-It notes to offset his struggle with traumatic brain injury. Just when things seem their darkest, a desperate longtime fan arrives at his doorstep. With the help of Don’s daughter Stephanie and Ed’s wife Sarah, both pregnant and plotting from the sidelines, the fan and his hero discover they may be able to help one another in a way that neither of them could possibly expect.

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Halftime with Don

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  • Cheryl Bear: Halftime with Don

    A testimony to the power of connection to heal in the darkest of times and often unexpectedly. Beautiful, moving work.

    A testimony to the power of connection to heal in the darkest of times and often unexpectedly. Beautiful, moving work.

  • National New Play Network: Halftime with Don

    Halftime with Don by Ken Weitzman received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters were New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch), B Street Theatre (Sacramento, CA), and Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).

    Halftime with Don by Ken Weitzman received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters were New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch), B Street Theatre (Sacramento, CA), and Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN).

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre Lab at FAU, Year 2016
  • Type Workshop, Organization PlayLabs at the Playwrights' Center, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, National Playwrights Conference, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Premiere Stages at Kean University, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization City Theatre Company, MOMENTUM New Play Festival, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Playwrights Horizons, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Lark Play Development Center (Roundtable reading), Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization B Street Theatre (NNPN Rolling World Premiere), Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization NJ Repertory Company (NNPN Rolling World Premiere), Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Phoenix Theatre (NNPN Rolling World Premiere), Year 2017