debating the controversial issue is to raise questions that pertain to the individual audience member's self and beliefs. She strives to show both sides of an issue and usually represents even three sides to the issue, and then lets the audience member decide for themselves what they seem moral. If that person already has a belief on that particular subject, the point of the play is to make the person question themselves. She has followed this same ideology with almost all of her written plays, making a debate almost between the two sides, making such a strong argument and showing that there is two sides to each side, and making a play on that questioning of ones' self.
She has penned numerous plays over the years including Talking With, Vital Signs, Cementville, Keely and Du, and Pomp and Circumstance. Many of these plays have been awarded awards, but the most well-known plays written by Martin are Talking With and Keely and Du.
Her first play to be produced, Talking With was a collection of monologues for women (Vogel). The characters include
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