←Recommendations of The Targeted

Kime's play achieves a difficult goal: empathizing with the real fear experienced by conspiracy theorists, while still holding their mindset up to scrutiny. Mia's struggle to withhold judgement and truly listen to the TI's contrasts dramatically with Rhonda's destructive unwillingness to bend even for a second, even for her ostensible allies. A play about victimhood, and about how self-identifying as "powerless" can be, perversely, a way to gain power over everyone else. Produce it everywhere!

Ugh! This horror story gets under the skin, literally and figuratively. It's a whiplash ride through conspiracy theories with characters more relatable than most in the genre - with plenty of dark humor to leaven the experience. It's on my short list.

The community of national & local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends THE TARGETED as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the structure and character development. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores levels of trust among a marginalized community. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Hanna Kime and their play The Targeted as a finalist for our 2020 National Playwrights Conference. This particular work emerged from a highly competitive, anonymous, and multi-tiered selection process to become one of 63 finalists out of more than 1,500 submissions. This enthralling piece galvanized the hearts and theatrical imaginations of our reading teams and is fully championed by our offices. We are honored to put our enthusiastic support behind this writer and their ongoing contributions to the American Theater.

A powerful and unique play that examines a cross-section of people I haven't seen a theatrical story about! I love how Kime rendered these characters with a great deal of care and respect, plumbing their emotional depths and complexities even as they articulate theories and ideas that have made them pariahs among the "social norm." Eric and Mia's dual journeys are fascinating, and the examination of social factioning, mental health, outsidership, stigma, care-taking, and family is thorough and nuanced. Jeff's hilarious and, at times, distressing interjections punctuate and rhythmically shape the piece. Fascinating, theatrical, absorbing work!