Playwrights Foundation enthusiastically recommends this play, TACITURN BEINGS, as a Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020. We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes that spoke to the mission of our festival. It excelled in a competitive process of 735 plays submitted this year and rose to the top after a six month long process discussing its merits with both national and local Bay Area readers, and we hope it moves swiftly towards production.

I was privileged to participate in The Vagrancy's developmental commission of this piece, and I was impressed by Baker's ability to infuse lyrical language in this powerful story of processing historic violence against black women. It was especially powerful to listen to the talk-back session afterwards and to hear audience member after audience member express gratitude for this story which pierced an emotional experience that was palpable and yet unaddressed until Baker shared it with us. Highly recommend.