A young woman goes on a journey.
Actually, several women go on their journeys.
Actually, everyone is sort of going on a journey.
In search of something big.
(Like, healing. Revenge. Safety. Autonomy. A clean slate. The Divine. And clarity regarding swans.)
In this fever-dream play of origin stories, the ancient canon, and the myth of Leda & the Swan, a searching, unruly ensemble of women, girls, men, and boys all journey, lay eggs, question, turn into eggs, suffer, hatch from eggs, and rebel -- to the awe and dismay of their Playwright -- who is struggling to make sense of them, the world, and her own story, all of it spinning wildly out of control.
A play about eggs ‘n’ swans ‘n’ gods ‘n’ humanfolk, THE EGG-LAYERS is a wild raw angry feminist ensemble play filled with movement, myth, transformation, humor, and theatrical dynamism. It’s asking questions about how to live in a dark and violent world with openness and connection. About what to do with the narratives we inherit. About being shaped by inherited trauma. About how to heal. About how to trust. And about how to create yourself anew.