I appreciated this piece for both the well-drawn characters as well as for its irregular chronology that helped build and sustain tension. We know just enough to keep us engaged, and are in the dark just enough to make the potent revelations land. Without directly telegraphing that its focus is identity, this piece explores masculine identity, legacy, and expectations both familial and social in subtle and nuanced ways. The little shifts in each character feel well-earned. The final moment is poignant and powerful.

This play was developed at The National New Play Network MFA Playwrights Workshop. This program, conducted annually in conjunction with The Kennedy Center and the National Center for New Plays, provides a graduate–level student playwright with an NNPN-affiliated director and dramaturg, a professional cast for a week of script development, and an introduction to the Network, its Membership, and programs.