Deep thanks to Alan MacVey, Sherry Kramer, and Marsha Norman for their mentorship and guidance of this particular play and of me as a playwright. Still would not exist in this form without Alan and Sherry’s thoughtful dramaturgical engagement and Marsha’s enthusiastic support. My thanks also to the MacDowell Colony, the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop, Loyce Arthur, and the multiple companies and collaborators who have workshopped this play along the way, in Iowa, New York, DC, and North Carolina.

Finally, a special thank-you to Mom, Dad, and Chris for everything, absolutely everything.