Chicken Is Condemned To Be Free

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:
    11 Dec. 2022
    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:
    16 Oct. 2022
    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:
    10 Mar. 2022
    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.

Character Information

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

Development History

Production History

  • Professional
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    Alleyway Theatre
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    2022