A powerful play that goes straight to the heart of todays world for the children of America. A reality that only increases with each passing day. May this spread throughout our nation as it's an excellent vehicle to help create a change. Fantastic work.

A play like this forces us to remember not just those lost to school shootings, but also survivors. Their trauma lasts forever, it changes families, effects how they relate to others in the community. In this play, a play that no one should have to write, wakes us up, makes us wonder about the future -- innocence/childhood/adolesence marked by gun violence, death, and evil. If children are America's future, then many of them will be traumatized just like Jordan. A powerful play that's a smart choice for a festival on gun control.

Emily Kaczmarek has created a short so tender, that it will rip your heart out with every word. Reading "american kids" and knowing that another shooting is eminent makes me sick to my stomach, but I am thankful for Kaczmarek's beautiful words and characters that gives a much needed voice to the victims of these heinous events.