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""We were called The Little Potatoes and Hard to Peel . . . we were smaller than the other kids and maybe not as talented, but we always played with our hearts. So, it didn't matter if we won or lost, we never got down, because we knew on the inside . . . we were tuff and hard to peel."" This is how David's grandfather, Pop Pop, begins a legendary story about his little league baseball team during a family reunion in Kentucky, along the winding Ohio River. As the tale unravels, David starts to think Pop Pop might be teaching him more than just the rules of baseball. Back home in Georgia, David is embarking on a new adventure as he begins middle school, a time of exciting changes that he will navigate single-handedly. David was born without his right hand, a ""glitch"" that allows him to adapt differently to all experiences. Soon, he finds himself wondering if he can follow in his grandfather's footsteps and join his little league all-star team with one mitt. Full of vulnerability and despair, humor and hope, we learn the universal power of his grandfather's story as it echoes in David's life, reminding us to not let challenges, obstacles, and perceived limitations peel away the core of our humanity.

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David Harrell is an actor, writer, speaker, and disability advocate. In 2021, he was honored by the Casting Society of America as one of the Top 20 Actors from underrepresented populations. Television credits include The Gilded Age, FBI: Most Wanted, The Code, Bull, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. On stage, he has performed Off-Broadway and regionally across the country. His award-winning solo plays A Little Potato and Hard to Peel and The Boy Who Would Be Captain Hook continue to entertain audiences of all ages. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the New Jersey Governor's Awards for Arts in Education in 2019. He was nominated in 2010 for a New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and won the 2014 Journalist Choice Award for his work in a solo play festival in Pärnu, Estonia. He currently lives in Savannah, Georgia with his family.

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