cara has a hole in her head

A camp for people who have survived shootings. It has all the regular camp stuff, like tie-dye and fireside sing alongs, and some of the nonregular stuff, like the terror of a guiltful existence.
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cara has a hole in her head

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  • Daniel Repp:
    12 Feb. 2022
    A brilliant play that gives a tour of how the horrific colors the mundane. And on top of that, it's absolutely hilarious!
  • Chris Reisig:
    3 Feb. 2022
    Timely and clever with a suburb premise, “cara has a hole in her head” is a must read dark comedy about how survivors care for one another. Cara’s guilt over becoming “more interesting” after being wounded in a mass shooting is a brave, unconventional take that was explored succinctly yet thoroughly.
  • Emily McClain:
    16 Apr. 2021
    This play is speaking to the moment we are in right now. I found myself both horrified at the idea of a "gun violence survivor's camp" and also keenly aware that such a place SHOULD exist simply due to the number of people that need it. The language is direct and the characters are both very present in their need to connect. I appreciated the moments of humor and surreal theatricality (I will certainly never look at hotdog buns quite the same way again!). Excellent, timely work.

Awards

Finalist
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Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival
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2020