THE SUBJECT

by Chisa Hutchinson

A documentarian who's built his success on the death of a 15 year-old gang initiant now deals with the moral fallout.

A documentarian who's built his success on the death of a 15 year-old gang initiant now deals with the moral fallout.

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THE SUBJECT

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  • Cheryl Bear: THE SUBJECT

    An unstoppable drive to create art that blinds one to the human destruction in pursuing it teaching a valuable lesson in the relationship of humanity and art. Well done.

    An unstoppable drive to create art that blinds one to the human destruction in pursuing it teaching a valuable lesson in the relationship of humanity and art. Well done.

  • Hope Villanueva: THE SUBJECT

    A terrific ride that combines the thrill of a psychological drama with very real questions about who "owns" one's story. Following the protagonist, Phil the documentarian, I entirely understood his blind drive to make art, while hating him for being unable to see who he ran over in the process. In particular, the final extended scene is a complete rush to the end in the best way, delivering comeuppance and humanity in a complex bowl of stew. This play needs producing (or catch the short film now doing the festival circuit as of summer 2020).

    A terrific ride that combines the thrill of a psychological drama with very real questions about who "owns" one's story. Following the protagonist, Phil the documentarian, I entirely understood his blind drive to make art, while hating him for being unable to see who he ran over in the process. In particular, the final extended scene is a complete rush to the end in the best way, delivering comeuppance and humanity in a complex bowl of stew. This play needs producing (or catch the short film now doing the festival circuit as of summer 2020).

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Midtown Direct Rep, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Partial Comfort, Year 2012
  • Type Reading, Organization Playwrights' Foundation, Year 2011
  • Type Reading, Organization Victory Gardens Theatre, Year 2010
  • Type Commission, Organization Atlantic Theatre Company, Year 2009

Awards

  • Lanford Wilson
    Dramatists Guild of America
    Winner
    2014