The play raises the question of whether extensive media coverage and public interest in the lives of such criminals encourage the crimes. It is another arm of the celebrity machine. There is a kind of performance that goes on between serial killers and the rest of the world, before and after they are caught. That topic has been addressed mostly on television and in film. A veteran playwright who has dealt with a broad range of topics in his work, Blessing felt the stage was an effective medium to examine aspects of serial killing that have not received attention in other performance media.
Blessing is a prolific writer who is no stranger to Milwaukee theater audiences.
A longtime resident of Minneapolis, Blessing moved to the West Coast in 1995 to explore writing for Hollywood. But he remains committed to writing for the theater. Other plays are in the works. He is directing the piece. It is a very well-written play.