A bit stunned to learn that Caden Barley is a YOUNG playwright, because DODGERS is set during the Vietnam era and is dead-on in its truths about that turbulent time. The clue might be found in Barley’s own designation of the play’s setting: “1966. Or now.” Indeed, this very wise play is timeless in its emotional power, in its relevance, and in the universal lessons it has to offer about war, resistance, and individual responsibilities. DODGERS gives me hope in our own troubled times.
A bit stunned to learn that Caden Barley is a YOUNG playwright, because DODGERS is set during the Vietnam era and is dead-on in its truths about that turbulent time. The clue might be found in Barley’s own designation of the play’s setting: “1966. Or now.” Indeed, this very wise play is timeless in its emotional power, in its relevance, and in the universal lessons it has to offer about war, resistance, and individual responsibilities. DODGERS gives me hope in our own troubled times.