What I Heard When I Listened

by David Hilder

A play in three movements about nature, people, and how they interact/intersect. A study of selfishness. A look at what constitutes a generous impulse. And a lot of being yelled at by some very loud birds.

A play in three movements about nature, people, and how they interact/intersect. A study of selfishness. A look at what constitutes a generous impulse. And a lot of being yelled at by some very loud birds.

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  • Aly Kantor: What I Heard When I Listened by David Hilder
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    This play is deliciously voyeuristic! Impossible in a way that makes you yearn to find a creative entry point! It made me meditate on the concept of "newness," and whether that means anything (which is funny in a play as fresh and prone to unabashed plasticity as this one!). The people in this play felt bigger than the story. Everyone sucks a little, and I love them. But is the play about people? Is any play? Thanks for the existential crisis, Hildy! Poetic, specific, thought-provoking stuff!

    This play is deliciously voyeuristic! Impossible in a way that makes you yearn to find a creative entry point! It made me meditate on the concept of "newness," and whether that means anything (which is funny in a play as fresh and prone to unabashed plasticity as this one!). The people in this play felt bigger than the story. Everyone sucks a little, and I love them. But is the play about people? Is any play? Thanks for the existential crisis, Hildy! Poetic, specific, thought-provoking stuff!

    ”
  • Steven G. Martin: What I Heard When I Listened by David Hilder
    “

    You've never experienced a story like David Hilder's full-length "What I Heard When I Listened": unique story structure, nontraditional characters, near-poetic perspectives on nature and beauty, insights into wealth and opportunity, and bon mots of architecture theory, Einstein, and red-winged blackbirds. Take your time.

    You've never experienced a story like David Hilder's full-length "What I Heard When I Listened": unique story structure, nontraditional characters, near-poetic perspectives on nature and beauty, insights into wealth and opportunity, and bon mots of architecture theory, Einstein, and red-winged blackbirds. Take your time.

    ”
Each movement has its own set of characters (though the third movement revisits many from the first two). So each movement has its own cast list.