Just today I was remembering Orange Alerts in NYC after 9/11. Orange Alert indicated the city was under "high risk of terrorist attack." It essentially lasted (with negligible respites) for nine years. It was life.

Active shooter drills have been going on since more than twice as long. Two *full generations) don't remember a time before they existed.

DRILL is a perfect snapshot of the numbness and boredom of living under constant threat. Of course, Kaplan delivers with perfect poetry. A stunner.

As a teacher, Drill hit me in a very specific way. Stephen Kaplan lets the routine nature of an active shooter drill speak for itself, never pushing a message or explaining the horror out loud. The simplicity and restraint make the play unsettling in the best way, capturing a quiet reality I live every day.

Is this really what it's coming to? I ask as a Brit who cannot take this in.
A powerful short play with a lot to say about how common these drills have to take place now