soft target

Something bad has happened to 9-year-old Amanda, and her toys— stuffed penguin Jonah; American Girl Doll Molly; trusted Diary; and newcomer Ugly, a weighted “emotional support” bunny— find their once-peaceful world thrown into darkness and chaos. A play about childhood, guns, and all the wounds we can’t see.

Something bad has happened to 9-year-old Amanda, and her toys— stuffed penguin Jonah; American Girl Doll Molly; trusted Diary; and newcomer Ugly, a weighted “emotional support” bunny— find their once-peaceful world thrown into darkness and chaos. A play about childhood, guns, and all the wounds we can’t see.

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  • John Medlin: soft target

    Goodness what a fantastic play. I can just imagine what it would be like seeing this on stage. Reading it alone had me in tears. The premise is fantastic and inventive. This play needs to be seen and read by people. I know I'll be recommending it for anyone looking for a good read.

    Goodness what a fantastic play. I can just imagine what it would be like seeing this on stage. Reading it alone had me in tears. The premise is fantastic and inventive. This play needs to be seen and read by people. I know I'll be recommending it for anyone looking for a good read.

  • Nina Mansfield: soft target

    I just read this play last night (in the winter American Theatre magazine), and it is stunning and heartbreaking. So beautiful and gut wrenching. I was in tears much of the time. This is an important play.

    I just read this play last night (in the winter American Theatre magazine), and it is stunning and heartbreaking. So beautiful and gut wrenching. I was in tears much of the time. This is an important play.

  • Thomas Crochunis: soft target

    I just finished reading the play. So moved...in every possible way...to feel, to think, to find a way to act (in all senses). I can't emphasize enough how skilled and thoughtful this play is in its way of telling its story and addressing its audiences. If you haven't read this play yet, please do. And please produce it. To me, it's the play for the current moment that How I Learned to Drive was in 1998.

    I just finished reading the play. So moved...in every possible way...to feel, to think, to find a way to act (in all senses). I can't emphasize enough how skilled and thoughtful this play is in its way of telling its story and addressing its audiences. If you haven't read this play yet, please do. And please produce it. To me, it's the play for the current moment that How I Learned to Drive was in 1998.

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Development History

  • Type Residency, Organization SPACE on Ryder Farm, Year 2018