A taut, well-structured, ready-to-produce play that organically unfolds in real time. The silences and transitions never feel contrived, and Gotch uses dialogue exquisitely as both a vehicle for characterization and as a driving force for his deliberately paced plot. Revelations and surprises come at perfectly-timed intervals, and each character is fully rendered and impressively captured. The end is appropriately chilling and a moment where you look back at the rest of the play and say "of course it was all leading up to this." A robust exploration of guns and toxic masculinity that never feels obvious or preachy.

I flew through this play. It captures the real essence of the bizarre culture/religion of hunting, and its intertwined state with masculinity and the desire to feed the family. The language is realistic but sneakily beautiful: it’s spoken by real people, who have no idea they're letting such elegance burst out of them. Thank you for sharing it!

From beginning to chilling end this play had my fully engaged attention. The characters are sharply defined and nuanced, as is the dialogue, which rings with the ping of authenticity, is terse as well as richly textured. And he certainly knows how to evoke mounting emotional and psychological tension. The thematic ingredients of gun culture, toxic masculinity, abuse of women, blue collar working class and American race relations is a lot to balance, and Mr. Gotch manages this balancing act with a seemingly effortless flow that includes moody silences and well paced action. Sure would like to see this produced.