On the Exhale - (Oberon Modern Plays) by Martín Zimmerman (Paperback)

About the Book

A devastating school shooting changes one woman's life forever in Martín Zimmerman's 'startlingly original' (New York Times) examination of American gun violence.

Book Synopsis

'Like a child, a weapon won't be satisfied until it dominates your every thought.'

After a devastating school shooting, a woman develops an obsession with assault rifles that begins to take over every aspect of her existence.

Martín Zimmerman's 'startlingly original' (New York Times) play is a compulsive and visceral examination of American gun violence.

Review Quotes

"'[A] carefully wrought study of a mother undone by loss...startlingly original' - The New York Times" --Ben Brantley, The New York Times

About the Author

Martín Zimmerman is a multi-ethnic, bilingual playwright and screenwriter whose plays include Seven Spots On The Sun, On The Exhale, White Tie Ball, The Making Of A Modern Folk Hero, The Solid Sand Below, and Let Me Count The Ways. He is a recipient of the Terrence McNally New Play Award, Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation, Humanitas Prize New Voices Award, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize, McKnight Advancement Grant, Jerome Fellowship, Carl Djerassi Playwriting Fellowship, and the National New Play Network's Smith Prize, Martín is an Executive Story Editor on Netflix's Ozark, was a Staff Writer on Netflix's Narcos, has been the Alliance for Latino Theater Artists (ALTA) Artist of the Month, was a member of the 2011-2012 Playwrights' Unit at Goodman Theatre, is a Playwright in Residence at Teatro Vista, a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, and has been a finalist for the Kendeda Competition and Heideman Award.