I've been on a bit of kick of late. Reading ten minute plays because frankly I haven't yet figured out how to write a decent 10 minute play that is sincere and thought-provoking. Fenton manages, in a taut piece of work, to capture not only the need to maintain our childlike innocence for as long as a possible but also what happens when our parents--and those we love-begin to change because of our social and political environment.

We all know the feeling of dread as we sit down at the holiday table, knowing there's a silent agreement that we're not going to talk about THAT - and knowing just as well that someone is going to ignore the silent agreement and ruin the charade. It's a holiday tradition as absurd as, well... hunting a wild turducken in the woods. This play is a smart reminder that you have a choice in what traditions you uphold. It has a fantastic premise and is packed with snappy, funny dialogue. A great play!

It would be interesting to sit in an audience during a production of WILD TURDUCKEN and watch as families grow more and more uncomfortable as they recognize more and more of themselves in Fenton's timely holiday story. The shared history, the long-standing traditions that don't quite make sense, but that's all right, they don't need to. And then the lingering questions about right and wrong and why people believe what they believe, and the aftermath they leave in their terrible wake.