“Tender in its depiction of life aching past loss, this lovely piece explores an unimaginable sorority between an officer, and the widow of a victim of gun violence. A play like Burdick's cuts through the fog of "compassion fatigue" - elevates the conversation out of the news headlines and the seemingly endless sensationalizing and into the realm of poetry, of light filtering, of moments and mementos, training our hearts and minds on the work of way-finding that might make sense from senselessness. This would be a powerful addition to a performance of gun sense plays.”
- Rachael Carnes, Playwright
“A very grounded piece that hones in on the shock of losing someone abruptly to violence. Those moments are hard to capture (and different from person to person and situation to situation) but Burdick navigates us through with empathy, respect, and a delicate touch that's just right for these kind of fragile moments.”
- Sharai Bohannon, Playwright
“Most gun control plays take place outside the yellow tape, far from the scene of violence. Burdick's play takes place within this space and, surprisingly, it's where you find beauty, empathy, and humanity -- and hope that we will get through this, somehow, together, hand in hand. Highly recommend this for your staged reading or production on gun control.”
- Asher Wyndham, Playwright
“What a masterful piece! Burdick is able to provide us all with not only a strong active survivor of the random violence we are all at risk of becoming, but he is also able to show us a human cop who tries to operate inside the bounds of her assignment until she cannot. This would be a gem in any festival - produce it!”
- Emma Goldman-Sherman, Playwright
“What Burdick does with this play is nothing short of amazing. The rawness of grief exposed and yet it comes up against a world that doesn't stop or really notice that your world has collapsed. The juxtaposition between the Officer and Carol plays out like a dream and yet it's just an all too real reminder of tragedy in one of it's most horrifying forms. Written in response to a mass shooting this play goes beyond that in scope and time and is a must read for those trying to connect the pieces once again after the madness subsides.”
- Lee R. Lawing, Playwright
