“ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Erik Gernand and their play "The Kneeling Position" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers found that Erik employed sharp, witty dialogue to paint complex characters and explore a timely, difficult subject. ”