Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

by Jesse Jae Hoon

Two chickens have their heads removed and will die in ten minutes but shit, man, death is scary!

Two chickens have their heads removed and will die in ten minutes but shit, man, death is scary!

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Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

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  • Kara Emily Krantz: Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

    This was delightful. I was looking for something for my students to read in class (for fun) and OMG I LOLed thinking about them navigating this ludicrousness. This short play is whimsical yet not without grounding, silly but not without sentiment and meaning. When I finished the play, I exclaimed "YES!" since I was so happy to find a piece that was so well-executed and ridiculous.

    This was delightful. I was looking for something for my students to read in class (for fun) and OMG I LOLed thinking about them navigating this ludicrousness. This short play is whimsical yet not without grounding, silly but not without sentiment and meaning. When I finished the play, I exclaimed "YES!" since I was so happy to find a piece that was so well-executed and ridiculous.

  • Steven G. Martin: Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

    A strange and wonderful blend of futility, philosophy, hope, uncertainty and acceptance. Beautiful, morbid and impossible to ignore, like a giant funeral wreath of black roses laid over a casket.

    Actors, directors, designers and audiences will love a production of "Chicken is Condemned to Be Free." Bravo to Jesse Jae Hoon.

    A strange and wonderful blend of futility, philosophy, hope, uncertainty and acceptance. Beautiful, morbid and impossible to ignore, like a giant funeral wreath of black roses laid over a casket.

    Actors, directors, designers and audiences will love a production of "Chicken is Condemned to Be Free." Bravo to Jesse Jae Hoon.

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

    Oh my gosh, YES. Two recently-decapitated chickens reconcile themselves to the fact that they are about to die, and it's funny. But also, the chickens are, at moments, pretty profound. Also, one is definitely a murderer. What a mix. I love this short, and I didn't want the play or their little chicken lives to end. May we all face death like these chickens.

    Oh my gosh, YES. Two recently-decapitated chickens reconcile themselves to the fact that they are about to die, and it's funny. But also, the chickens are, at moments, pretty profound. Also, one is definitely a murderer. What a mix. I love this short, and I didn't want the play or their little chicken lives to end. May we all face death like these chickens.

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Character Information

  • Astrid
    A chicken. Openly terrified of death and full of regret.
    Character Gender Identity
    Female / Female Identifying
  • Oren
    A chicken. Enjoys presenting as calm, removed, and intellectual. It's a lie. Scared shitless.
    Character Gender Identity
    Male / Male Identifying

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization F***ed Up Play Festival, Brooklyn, Year 2020

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Alleyway Theatre, Year 2022