Raw emotion and a story that plays out in real life over and over again are the focus of this play. Its urgency and sense of danger elevate it beyond a simple message.

Stunning, frightening, and a necessary read for those of us who love tough questions and no easy answers. Michael Hagins invokes the sense that centuries have led up to this moment. Please add A Shot Rang Out to your list.

This play is crucial and extremely relevant. It is a boldly honest examination of police culture and its violent and racist tradition. Hagins sets up the perfect situation where a cop, an innocent young African American, and a "woke" white activist are thrown together by the circumstances of a protest that has erupted into chaos. They are forced to confront crucial issues together in a high stakes and edge-of-your-seat situation. I love that all perspectives are drawn with great complexity and balance.