On September 27, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings concerning Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1980s. Dr. Blasey Ford gave her testimony first, and Judge Kavanaugh, who sat on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, followed. This play is formed out of interviews I have conducted with women and men about the accusations, hearings, and confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. I also created it from found text, namely, transcripts of the September 27 hearing, of protesters arguing with Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in the moments before the September 28 Senate Judiciary Committee vote on whether to let Kavanaugh's nomination proceed to the full Senate, and of Senator Susan Collins's (R-ME) October 5 explanation for why she would vote yes on Kavanaugh the next day.In this work, I re-arrange, select, and edit the testimony of both Dr. Blasey Ford and Judge Kavanaugh for poetic and provocative effect.

I also arrange, select, and edit the other texts. In some cases, I have combined interviews into one monologue. I often quote the transcripts and interviews verbatim, which creates an occasional roughness in the dialogues and monologues that reveal the intensity of the speakers' emotions.I designed this drama as a thought experiment about power, pathos, tragedy, politics, gender, race, and truth. Accompanied by a score written by law professor and violinist Kathleen Kim, it may be either read or performed.