Gappers are fuzzy orange creatures that wreak havoc on
the seaside town of Frip. They latch onto the goats (whom
they love) in the three-family village and jeopardize the
community's goat-milk-based economy. Every day, the
children of Frip brush gappers off their goats to toss them
back into the ocean, and every day the gappers return.
When the pesky critters target only one of the houses and
the neighbors unexpectedly refuse to help, 10-year-old
Capable combat the invasion—which she does with her
own special brand of compassion and resourcefulness.
After the tables turn on Capable's neighbors, will she rally
to their assistance or revel in their comeuppance?
Gappers received its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas
Theatre in a Mark Taper Forum P.L.A.Y. production.