The K of D

The K of D, an Urban Legend is a play by Laura Schellhardt, which premiered at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in 2008.

Plot summary

The K of D presents an urban legend set in a small town in Ohio during one hot, sticky August summer. The local teenagers run wild until one of their group, Jamie McGraw, is killed by a reckless driver. His sister, Charlotte, stopped speaking when her twin brother died and there's reason to believe she may have gained a powerful gift from his dying kiss. The K of D is a summertime ghost story about lonely girl with a lethal skill.[1]

Overview

The play consists of one woman portraying sixteen characters.

After its premiere, The Washington Post called it: “Dynamic…a tour de force…" [2]

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Critic Review for The K of D, An Urban Legend on". Washingtonpost.com. 2008-01-21. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-07-09.