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2023 ENOUGH! PLAYS
(in order of writer's last name)
The Smiles Behind
by Niarra C. Bell
Lightning Strike
by Amanda Fagan
A Call for Help
by Pepper Fox
A Disorderly House
by Sam Lee Victor
No Prospering Weapons
by Justin Cameron Washington
The Matter at Hand
by Valentine Wulf
Prologue and Epilogue by Jennifer Vosters
ENOUGH! Plays has teamed up with Team ENOUGH, the youth-led and youth-serving program of Brady United, to provide our reading partners with 3 simple action items your audience members can do before they even leave your theater.
1
Send a Message to Congress NOW!
Send a message to your senators and representatives urging them to support gun safety policies. Click HERE.
2
Say “ENOUGH!” on Social Media!
Why are you saying ENOUGH to gun violence? Share a video using #ENOUGH to tell us what drives you to take action and why others should join you! Don't forget to tag @enoughplaysproject (X: @enoughplays) & @teamenough so we can help amplify your message. Bonus: Tag your elected officials so they can hear from you directly!
3
Commit to Longer-Term Action!
Are you ready to take action around preventing gun violence? Join a Team ENOUGH (under 26) or Brady (26 and older) for a virtual info session to learn more about the different ways you can engage and volunteer.
ABOUT ENOUGH!
Founded in 2019 by director Michael Cotey, ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence calls on teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that will spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country. Our mission is to promote playwriting as a tool for self-expression and social change, harnessing this generation's spirit of activism and providing a platform for America's playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today. Now in its third year, ENOUGH! has received nearly 600 short plays by teen writers tackling gun violence. More than 100 organizations have participated in ENOUGH!’s two previous Nationwide Readings in 2020 and 2022, involving nearly 2,000 artists and reaching more than 10,000 people. ENOUGH! has been covered by international press outlets PBS NewsHour, NPR, and BBC. ENOUGH! is the recent recipient of the Goldin Foundation Exemplary Project Award.
FOLLOW US
ENOUGH! Advisory council
Idris Goodwin
Artistic Director, Seattle Children's Theatre
Hallie Gordon
Senior Associate Artistic Director, Olney Theatre Center
Lauren Gunderson
Playwright
Sara Morgulis
Executive Director, Theatre for Young Audiences/USA
Barbara Pitts McAdams
Co-Creator, #Here Too Project
Bill Rauch
Artistic Director, Perelman Center for the Arts
Michael Rohd
Co-Founder/Member, Sojourn Theatre
John Weidman
Librettist & Book Writer
Willa J. Taylor
Former Walter Director of Education & Engagement, Goodman Theatre
ENOUGH! 2023 Selection committee
TOP: Idris Goodwin, Lauren Gunderson, Zora Howard, Samuel D. Hunter
BOTTOM: David Henry Hwang, Octavio Solis, Lloyd Suh
Special thanks
Manuel, Patricia, and Joaquin Oliver
Emmanuel Wilson
Kelsea Vierra Ashenbrenner
Shanara Gabrielle
Michael Rohd
Jennifer Vosters
Robert Schentrup, Grace Killian, Team ENOUGH
David Kilpatrick, Kennedy Center Education
Trés McMichael, Malka Lasky, Kennedy Center Social Impact
Harriet Goldin
Alberto Mendoza & Hugo Hentoff, Goodman Theatre
Zach Dulli, Kent Nicholson, Broadway Licensing
Bill Rauch
Lynn Nottage
D.C. Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Haley Griffen
Patrick Lord
Deborah Yarchun
Naveen Choudhury, Alex Lubischer, Don Zolidis
Mike Fischer
Wyn Alyse Thomas
All our play readers and table read actors
Eleanor & Jackson
DONATE TO ENOUGH!
Your contribution will help us reach more young people across America and spark conversations about gun violence nationwide. We can’t do it without you.
ENOUGH! is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.
2023 READING SITES
Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|
AWCTheatre Club (AZ) | Yuma | AZ |
Alleyway Theatre (NY) | Buffalo | NY |
Alliance Theatre (GA) | Atlanta | GA |
Alliance for Gun Responsibility, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre (WA) | Seattle | WA |
Applause Community Theatre (MN) | St Paul | MN |
Arizona State University / Prism Theatre Company (AZ) | Tempe | AZ |
Arkansas Educational Theatre Association (AR) | Little Rock | AR |
Atlantic City High School (NJ) | Atlantic City | NJ |
Baruch Performing Arts Center; CAT Youth Theatre (NY) | New York | NY |
Black Hills Community Theatre (SD) | Rapid City | SD |
Bronzeville Arts Ensemble (WI) | Milwaukee | WI |
California State University - Fullerton: Department of Theatre & Dance (CA) | Fullerton | CA |
Central Square Theater (MA) | Cambridge | MA |
Dramatic Academy at Penobscot Theatre Company (ME) | Bangor | ME |
Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble (NJ) | Elizabeth | NJ |
Elizabethtown Performing Arts Center (KY) | Elizabethtown | KY |
Gabrielino High School (CA) | San Gabriel | CA |
Goodman Theatre (IL) | Chicago | IL |
Hartford Public High School (CT) | Hartford | CT |
Hendersonville Theatre (NC) | Hendersonville | NC |
Jared's Heart of Success (GA) | Atlanta | GA |
Journey4ward (TX) | Mansfield | TX |
Kecoughtan High School (VA) | Hampton | VA |
Long Beach Polytechnic High School (CA) | Long Beach | CA |
MGCCC HC Theatre Program (MS) | Gulfport | MS |
Mildred's Umbrella Theater + Firecracker Theatre (TX) | Houston | TX |
Mississippi State University Theatre (MS) | Mississippi State | MS |
Montana Repertory Theatre (MT) | Missoula | MT |
Morris Hills Regional School District (NJ) | Rockaway | NJ |
Muse Machine (OH) | Dayton | OH |
Orlando Family Stage (FL) | Orlando | FL |
Overbrook High School (NJ) | Pine Hill | NJ |
Passaic Preparatory Academy (NJ) | Passaic | NJ |
Protect Kids Not Guns (TN) | Nashville | TN |
Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts (CA) | Los Angeles | CA |
Resiliency Through Art; Congregation Beth Sholom (AK) | Anchorage | AK |
Rollins College Department of Theatre & Dance (FL) | Winter Park | FL |
SFMT’s Youth Theater Project (CA) | San Francisco | CA |
Seattle Public Theater (WA) | Seattle | WA |
South Bend Civic Theatre (IN) | South Bend | IN |
Southside Players (AL) | Montgomery | AL |
Steel River Playhouse (PA) | Pottstown | PA |
Studio Theatre Worcester (MA) | Worcester | MA |
Thalian Blackfriars (GA) | Athens | GA |
The Alcazar Theatre Inc . (CA) | Carpinteria | CA |
The Black Rep (MO) | St. Louis | MO |
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Social Impact and Education Departments (Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, Round House Theatre, Imagination Stage, Olney Theatre Center, 1st Stage, and The Theatre Lab) | DC | |
The Open Eye Theater (NY) | Margaretville | NY |
Theater For the New City (NY) | New York | NY |
ThinkTank Theatre (FL) | Tampa | FL |
Union College (KY) | Barbourville | KY |
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Theatre and Dance; St. Andrew's Schools - The Priory (HI) | Honolulu | HI |
University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center (IL) | Springfield | IL |
Valley International Preparatory High School Theatre + WoMen Against Gun Violence (CA) | Northridge | CA |
Wake Forest High School Theatre Arts Productions (NC) | Wake Forest | NC |
Waukee Thespians / Waukee High School (IA) | Waukee | IA |
Youth Performing Arts School / University of Louisville (KY) | Louisville | KY |