5 years ago I wrote a rant about the rise of MAGA culture. That rant became a monologue in my play "Welcome to Keene, NH," which was supposed to have a world premiere this year. The show got shelved when the theaters closed due to COVID and I never got to share this particular piece of it that badly wants to be expressed in 2020.

During lockdown I have been giving myself little projects to stay creative and productive and sane. I call them "sanity" projects and this piece became one of them. I decided to translate it into film, and with the help of the wonderful actor/playwright/casting director Karissa J Murrell Myers, I was able to connect with 17 actors. I spent the last two weeks of September going around Chicago filming these great talents, and then spent the past ten days learning how to edit. Here is the final product. It feels good to express this right now. Some of you might feel the same. Watch the video below…