Distracted

Jesse can't sit still. He swears, raps, laughs, cries too much… and you can't get him into his pajamas! Dad says, "He's just a boy!" But his teacher thinks there’s a problem. Is Jesse dysfunctional, just different, or is he distracted? Is the answer a pill, therapy, a new diet, less TV, or merely letting him “grow out of it”? It falls upon Mama to discover the answer to Jesse. With characteristic comic insight, Loomer goes deeper than a mere domestic drama, making Jesse the poster boy for a generation that has become the casualty of a world in which distraction is the primary existential condition. The jittery rhythms of Loomer’s work mirror a modern life in a constant state of interruption, carried on in a technological Tower of Babel. In this world, Loomer asks with comic clarity: Who wouldn’t have ADD?

"A smartly comic, sharply observant and surprisingly humane play." —Associated Press.

"A chronically entertaining comedy." —New York Daily News.

Warning: Adult Language and Content. Ages 13+