The Burn

by Philip Dawkins

"Mercedes is an outsider. Tara makes sure she knows it. When a high school production of The Crucible forces them together, tensions escalate into acts of bullying--both online and IRL. THE BURN explores what happens to a teacher and his students when a classroom conflict turns into an online witch hunt"--Page [4] of cover.

Genres: Plays

80 pages, Paperback

About the author

Mr. Dawkins' work includes the world premiere of Miss Marx: or the Involuntary Side Effect of Living (Strawdog Theatre), which won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work, as well as recent critically-acclaimed plays The Homosexuals and Failure: A Love Story, which both also received Joseph Jefferson Nominations for New Work after their world premieres with About Face Theatre (2011) and Victory Gardens Theater (2012) respectively. His plays for young folks are published through Playscripts, Inc. A graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, Mr. Dawkins is an Artistic Associate of About Face Theatre, an Ensemble Playwright at Victory Gardens, and a founding member of Chicago Opera Vanguard. Mr. Dawkins teaches playwriting at Northwestern University, his alma mater Loyola University Chicago, and through the Victory Gardens ACCESS Program for writers with disabilities. He also teaches Kung Fu to little Chicago kids through Rising Phoenix Kung Fu. Hi-Yah!

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would that be just words. Or do you think it might become fact for some people?

[Cori · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Play discussion group script #43)

[Julianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75