←Recommendations of Rounds Per Second

The devastation and tragedy that walks hand in hand with a shooting is evident here and that is what makes it a powerful piece that will hold an audience as they are forced to consider not only what has happened in this particular case but in the horribly long history of shooting incidents. Its a piece that will resonate because of the powerful way it is presented and the powerful subject it represents.

Can you imagine cleaning up a school from a gun shooting? A powerful, haunting look at the aftermath.

A haunting and revelatory look at the relativity of gun violence.

Haunting imagery, racism, class disparity and spiritual meaning are depicted in this exchange between a college professor and the housekeeper that comes in to clean her office.

Powerful imagery and an insightful look at gun violence here and abroad. The victims come from completely different worlds, but face the same horrors from their unique perspectives. Haunting in a beautiful, terrible way.

Exceedingly brilliant work about America, gun violence and so much more. Read. Produce. Perform. Repeat.

There's a theatrical image at the end that's haunting, a demonstration of violence that is somehow more real and stronger than anything that movies can do, no matter how much gore they manufacture. There's a tension in this play between no time at all and endless time, and that tension serves the subject matter very well. The subject matter? School shootings, the endless roll call of dead students and teachers, and the moments after the shooting is done.

A particularly ghastly journey. When privilege and shock combine and they must face a place where death has already been. Great short work for two actors.

The last line of this play always shakes me -- it's a moment of subtle, beautiful transformation, and a call to action. As in so many of her other plays, ROUNDS PER SECOND asks us to add something new into our thoughts and conversation around a topic: in this case, Burbano asks us to look closely at the point where privilege and cultural heritage/country of origin intersect with gun violence. Burbano gives us no easy answers; she guides us into asking the right kinds of questions.

Starkly real and mysterious at the same time, and there's no one interpretation, which keeps you thinking about the play after it so quickly ends. So few words, yet we understand so much about each character. For all its power, it is ultimately a tender piece.