i might delete this later

by Daniel Hirsch

Cat has an unusual request of her family: she’d like all the family photos that feature her to be destroyed. The people in her life really, really do not take this request well.

What follows is a tragicomedy about family and memory, a Sisyphean quest to reject modern media, a debate over representation and expression, and a exploration into the very nature of seeing and being seen.

Cat has an unusual request of her family: she’d like all the family photos that feature her to be destroyed. The people in her life really, really do not take this request well.

What follows is a tragicomedy about family and memory, a Sisyphean quest to reject modern media, a debate over representation and expression, and a exploration into the very nature of seeing and being seen.

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i might delete this later

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  • David Hilder: i might delete this later by Daniel Hirsch
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    Wow. This is a deep, resonant play that takes on the Right Now of it all. It's about family and memory and history and individuality and options and rights and responsibility ... and it's powerful. I was profoundly moved by the end.

    Wow. This is a deep, resonant play that takes on the Right Now of it all. It's about family and memory and history and individuality and options and rights and responsibility ... and it's powerful. I was profoundly moved by the end.

    ”
  • Zach Barr: i might delete this later by Daniel Hirsch
    “

    [this recommendation removed at the request of the play's central character]
    [to be clear, it is an excellent and fascinating play]

    [this recommendation removed at the request of the play's central character]
    [to be clear, it is an excellent and fascinating play]

    ”
  • Giulianna Marchese: i might delete this later by Daniel Hirsch
    “

    Enthusiastically recommending this script! Faye is such a compelling character. She is really seeking to understand her kids and, in a way, she represents a great divide between gen x and millennials.
    All the therapy speak is hilarious and feels like such an accurate representation of the state of our modern discourse.

    Enthusiastically recommending this script! Faye is such a compelling character. She is really seeking to understand her kids and, in a way, she represents a great divide between gen x and millennials.
    All the therapy speak is hilarious and feels like such an accurate representation of the state of our modern discourse.

    ”

Character Information

3 women, 1 man, 1 non-binary AFAB
  • Cat
    20s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Faye
    50s-60s
    White
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Greg
    20-30s
    African American/Black
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Mari
    20-30s
    Latino or Latino/bi-racial
    Non-binary -- assigned female at birth
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Ghost
    20-30s
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary

Development History

  • Workshop, The Road Theatre, 2024
  • Residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 2024

Awards