That'swhatshesaid

by C. Meaker

Performer Erin Pike, writer C. Meaker, and director HATLO explore what contemporary popular theater has to say about women by taking words directly from the mouths of its female characters. Using the most-produced plays for the 2014-2015 seasons (assembled annually by TCG) we created a new narrative stripping the text of its context and changing it into our own. Everything that is said and every action spoken...

Performer Erin Pike, writer C. Meaker, and director HATLO explore what contemporary popular theater has to say about women by taking words directly from the mouths of its female characters. Using the most-produced plays for the 2014-2015 seasons (assembled annually by TCG) we created a new narrative stripping the text of its context and changing it into our own. Everything that is said and every action spoken over voiceover is taken directly out of a play from that list. During the production, we received a cease and desist from Samuel French, but we performed the play anyway. Our production contributed to a very necessary conversation about gender and the American Theater.

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  • Nelle Tankus: That'swhatshesaid

    This play is funny because its humor comes from pain, and the crazy-making feeling of consistently being objectified, alienated, fetishized, and reduced to a prop. I saw the Gay City production in Seattle, immediately after Meaks was sent a cease-and-desist by one of the playwrights' agents. As such, the lines from this production were redacted by the SM. Art imitating life imitating art because MISOGYNY. After many years, I (a trans woman) find this play continues to be relevant.

    This play is funny because its humor comes from pain, and the crazy-making feeling of consistently being objectified, alienated, fetishized, and reduced to a prop. I saw the Gay City production in Seattle, immediately after Meaks was sent a cease-and-desist by one of the playwrights' agents. As such, the lines from this production were redacted by the SM. Art imitating life imitating art because MISOGYNY. After many years, I (a trans woman) find this play continues to be relevant.

  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: That'swhatshesaid

    This is so frustratingly eye-opening. Even as a female identifying actor, you see how few roles are available to audition for from season to season, but you don't grasp the scope of the limitations until you see it played out here in living color. An entire season of theatre and the female characters are barely allowed to speak when they are given the opportunity to speak...and so many "I'm sorry"s. Frustrating and important.

    This is so frustratingly eye-opening. Even as a female identifying actor, you see how few roles are available to audition for from season to season, but you don't grasp the scope of the limitations until you see it played out here in living color. An entire season of theatre and the female characters are barely allowed to speak when they are given the opportunity to speak...and so many "I'm sorry"s. Frustrating and important.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization On the Boards NW New Works , Year 2014
  • Type Workshop, Organization Risk/Reward Festival (Portland) , Year 2014

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Gay City Theater , Year 2016
  • Type Professional, Organization Open Eye Figure Theater , Year 2015

Awards

  • Stranger Genius Award (Nominee)
    The Stranger
    2016