At the heart of WAAU is a penetrating philosophical inquiry of morality. How can ordinary individuals, in extraordinary circumstances, rationalize their silence or inaction towards abuse and violence. From the “Macro” of genocide, to the “Micro” of domestic violence, the reverberations of abuse implicate us all. The play centers on Laura, a former military contractor, who overheard the torture of an Afghan detainee yet did not intervene. Her silence mirrors the decisions made by countless individuals caught within antiquated, opaque systems of power. Rather than focus on grand-scale atrocities, Belber probes the micro-choices that perpetuate globalized systems of oppression. The play forces us to ask ourselves, how does our silence sustain violence What are the costs—both personal and collective—of not speaking out? In presenting characters like Taylor and Shar, who offer contrasting views on justice and loyalty, the play refuses simple binaries. It explores how systems of violence, warfare, policing, colonialism, rely on the moral paralysis of the many, not just the cruelty of the few.