“ I saw the reading at the Valdez Theatre Conference, and it brought tears to my eyes. This is a powerful, important, brilliant piece of work. The sexual tension between the two characters - and the use of that connection as a deflection and as a coping mechanism - is nuanced and as multi-faceted as a diamond. The analogies - of America as a sundown town; of holding in a scream while gas fills a building... stunning. This play needs to be produced. ”

“ A brilliant, dystopian vision of a future where the economically disenfranchised denizens of a homeless camp struggle for their survival, their place in the world, and their human dignity. It might be loosely based on Persuasion, but it is a deeply original, fascinating version. I saw the reading at the Valdez theatre conference, and it was mesmerizing. Well worth a read! ”

“ I was privileged to see the reading at the Valdez Theatre Conference - such a powerful play, a true Southern Gothic, raising questions of inherited violence, and the intersection of school/church shootings, toxic masculinity and the enduring legacy of racism.
This play tackles big questions, and does so extremely well - while portraying a fascinating, dysfunctional family that won't soon be forgotten, as they wrestle with the question of what their son might have to do with a shooting - and whether to finally cut down the "hanging tree" that has stood on their property for far too long. ”

“ Another phenomenal play by Wellman - perhaps her best work yet. Kill Shelter is harrowing, profound, moving, heartbreaking - and ultimately hopeful. The mother/daughter relationship at the heart of the play is a brilliant portrayal of the complexities of family dynamics - all set against a heightened emotional world where life and death decisions are never abstract. ”