A great play about four gay men and their various relationships to the war in Afghanistan. This is a story that needs to be told now. Even though this play takes place nearly fifteen years ago there is still so much relevant to the daily experiences of veterans. I have to belive that Kyle's story is similar to the ones many other soldiers have. I have read plays before about returning soldiers but none quite like this play. This one is very special. I hope this play gets produced all over.

This piece chokes me, beautifully and horribly. The anguish of surviving combat, trauma, and cultural repression cause such a volatile crock pot, that Rosendorf approaches with incredible emotional intelligence and grace. While the world we live in gets progressively efficient at violence, without being rote shows like this bring healing and space for that complex world of heightened pain and lost time enforced by that systemic trauma conditioning of Military culture.

Rosendorf is a rare playwright that knows how to create a play with time transitions. Jarring, quick, sometimes fluid transitions from past to present from the perspective of soldier Kyle will create an unforgettable spectacle for your audience. A spectacle that's a minefield of explosive emotions. Rosendorf achieves that while exploring subjects of masculinity, male body, gay sexuality, trauma, and war.
This is one of those plays where total design - media, lighting, sound and set - could achieve something spectacular. What a challenge for designers!