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On The Exhale

"A carefully wrought study of a mother undone by loss [...] On The Exhale approaches the subject of American gun violence from a startlingly original perspective."

The New York Times

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 60 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Shoestring Budget, Professional Theatre
When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, a liberal college professor finds herself inexplicably drawn to the very weapon used to perpetrate the crime -- and to the irresistible feeling of power that comes from holding life and death in her hands.

Peering down the barrel of a uniquely American crisis, she begins to suspect that when it comes to gun violence, we're all part of the problem.

REVIEWS:

"A carefully wrought study of a mother undone by loss [...] On The Exhale approaches the subject of American gun violence from a startlingly original perspective."

 The New York Times

"On The Exhale makes its points succinctly and intelligently [...] it never feels like its preaching to the choir."

 The Hollywood Reporter

"Remarkable [...] The subject has been explored before, but never with this much emotional power."

 The Observer

Premiere Production: On The Exhale premiered at the Roundabout Underground Theatre in New York City in February 2017, under the direction of Leigh Silverman.
  • Casting: 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), All Female

ACTRESS - a woman in her late 30s to early 50s

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When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, a liberal college professor finds herself inexplicably drawn to the very weapon used to perpetrate the crime -- and to the irresistible feeling of power that comes from holding life and death in her hands.

Peering down the barrel of a uniquely American crisis, she begins to suspect that when it comes to gun violence, we're all part of the problem.

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