Guardian Michelle a. Souviron-Kehoe Each play is specifically commissioned

Each play is specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department and reflects the past year's programming at the venue in the plays' ideas

But there's a good chance this Hellish relationship ends up being the death of me

and writes with insight

written with the need of students foremost in mind

in a mode of writing that carries the patina of its age

Guardian Michelle a. Souviron-Kehoe Each play is specifically commissionedTaken from his unwed mother immediately after his birth and sent to a New York Children's Asylum, Franky never questioned his life of sterile walls, strict discipline, and emotionally distant caregivers. That is, until being selected to ride the orphan trains, where he quickly discovers there is more to life than living in an institution. Taken in by a well educated judge who is looking to save a wayward boy, the man soon turns Franky into a voracious