Kime's play achieves a difficult goal: empathizing with the real fear experienced by conspiracy theorists, while still holding their mindset up to scrutiny. Mia's struggle to withhold judgement and truly listen to the TI's contrasts dramatically with Rhonda's destructive unwillingness to bend even for a second, even for her ostensible allies. A play about victimhood, and about how self-identifying as "powerless" can be, perversely, a way to gain power over everyone else. Produce it everywhere!

Ugh! This horror story gets under the skin, literally and figuratively. It's a whiplash ride through conspiracy theories with characters more relatable than most in the genre - with plenty of dark humor to leaven the experience. It's on my short list.

The community of national & local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends THE TARGETED as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the structure and character development. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores levels of trust among a marginalized community. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021