I had the opportunity to see Hath Taken Away at The Great Plains Theatre Conference. It’s a master-work—beautiful, rich, moving. Each of the three characters is complex and continually surprising in a play that addresses big questions. I appreciate that he never judges or stereotypes his characters. I loved the structure of the play – it unfolds in a way that feels like opening an intricately wrapped gift. I had the feeling that I was in the hands of a highly intelligent and empathetic playwright.

There is much I love about this play, its ethereal beauty, its exploration of just how cruel and capricious the universe can be, it portrait of three young people forming their own family unit after the grown ups in their lives fail them, but I think most of all I appreciate its nuanced portrayal of the type of characters you rarely see rendered sympathetically in the medium of theatre.

This poignant play is chock full of absolutely beautiful language. Complex and evocative.