THE PICKING by Jordan Z. Hall
In the nation of Helike, each day a citizen is chosen for the Eradication, unofficially known as "The Picking." Those who are fortunate can pay to have their eradication dismissed; those who are willing to sacrifice their life for another to live can act as a substitute, and those who do neither will be left with no choice but to be eradicated. Written in 2020, Premiered in 2021 at Illinois College.
MAN IN THE NIGHT by Jordan Z. Hall
As the poster child of his father’s church, Noah Cambern has risen to the ranks as a minister who must lead the church as his father, Reverend Cambern soon resigns. Unbeknownst to his father, Noah struggles with accepting his sexuality within the confinements of the church. As he continues to withhold his true identity from his father, late one night, Noah’s secret is revealed. Man in the Night was awarded with a silver medal by the NAACP in the Playwright 2017 ACTSO Competition.