The Backpack Play

by Imani Vaughn-Jones

10 MINUTE PLAY: When their son asks for a bulletproof backpack while back-to-school shopping, parents Rob and Angela must confront their fears and anxieties about the world we live in.

10 MINUTE PLAY: When their son asks for a bulletproof backpack while back-to-school shopping, parents Rob and Angela must confront their fears and anxieties about the world we live in.

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The Backpack Play

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  • Adrian Baynard: The Backpack Play

    Intelligently woven together, terrifying, and grounded. Vaughn-Jones is able to speak to our fears of living in a world where school shootings are the norm. She smartly examines it through the lens of a family unit and lets the dread sit heavy in the air while we can only throw our hands up as we accept where we are now as a society and how we must survive these realities. It hits heavy in only 10 minutes but still has great heart and leaves us feeling uplifted.

    Intelligently woven together, terrifying, and grounded. Vaughn-Jones is able to speak to our fears of living in a world where school shootings are the norm. She smartly examines it through the lens of a family unit and lets the dread sit heavy in the air while we can only throw our hands up as we accept where we are now as a society and how we must survive these realities. It hits heavy in only 10 minutes but still has great heart and leaves us feeling uplifted.

Character Information

  • Angela
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Woman
  • Rob
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis Man
  • Marcus
    Character Age
    7
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black
    Character Gender Identity
    cis boy