This is one of those plays that I wish so desperately I could see live. Two scientists have discovered and captured a human who lives underwater. As they perform research to figure out all they can about him, they wrestle with the ethics of what they are doing and their captive's backstory plays out in shadow puppetry. It's a captivating story with some stage images (that tank! the projections! the shadows! the prayer movements!) that I would love to see on a stage one day.

A fascinating discovery leads to questions of the origin of the man and questions of ownership. Powerful and well done.

With masterful strokes of worldbuilding, Young gives us a deeply theatrical sci-fi that provokes an anguished fury against history and the evils of slavery and racism. Tenith is a phenomenal character, anchoring a layered cast amidst opportunities for designers of every medium to work at the top of their craft. Like the best sci-fi, Young (who has such a gift for story construction) examines a small, tightly composed story with massive implications, asking primal human questions and blurring the line between companionship and ownership. This is exactly the kind of piece we don't see on its feet enough. Produce this.