“The Wave That Set the Fire” powerfully explores family dynamics and justice in a fractured future. Linden's crime and the subsequent investigation spark deep moral conflict, leaving the audience to question what happens when hope, love, and societal values collide in a damaged world.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Ellen Graham and their play The Wave That Set the Fire as a finalist for our 2014 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.