LEMURIA by Bonnie Antosh

Professor Anabelle Katz-Carver, the greatest primatologist since Jane Goodall, runs her elite research lab as a strict matriarchy. After grooming potential successors for decades, she's finally ready to choose an heir — but in the animal kingdom and in our own, how does a queen pass the crown on to another queen? LEMURIA is an inheritance drama about dominance, queer Southern scientists, academic lineage,...
Professor Anabelle Katz-Carver, the greatest primatologist since Jane Goodall, runs her elite research lab as a strict matriarchy. After grooming potential successors for decades, she's finally ready to choose an heir — but in the animal kingdom and in our own, how does a queen pass the crown on to another queen? LEMURIA is an inheritance drama about dominance, queer Southern scientists, academic lineage, sex, and - yes - lemurs. (4 f / 1 m / 1 nonbinary)

* Ensemble Studio Theatre / Sloan Commission (’20-’21)
* EST’s First Light Festival, dir. Pirronne Yousefzadeh (’21)
* JOOK MS’s Summer Spotlight Series, facilitated by Randy Redd, Taylor Newby, and Quinn Gilchrist ('21)
* SETC Getchell New Play Contest, Finalist (‘22)
* Threshold Theater New Play Reading Series, dir. Denzel Belin (upcoming Spring ‘22)
* EST - Second Developmental Workshop (upcoming NYC '22)
* NY Classical — New Visions Play Development Program (upcoming NYC '22)
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  • Quinn Gilchrist:
    2 Mar. 2023
    “ A smart ensemble piece centering around a lab full of diverse and dynamic characters. It has the perfect balance of heart and comedy while not shying away from the nature of an academic setting. It has something for everyone, but especially for those not usually represented in the scientific community. Plus lemur puppets! ”
  • Shaun Leisher:
    20 Jan. 2023
    “ An excellent play about the ways humans and animals connect with each other. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!
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  • Sarah Hajkowski:
    14 Oct. 2022
    “ I am so excited about this play from so many angles. Playwright Antosh synthesizes scientific contexts, human storytelling, and power dynasties as seen in King Lear. "Lemuria" artfully invites readers and audiences into the Lemur Lab in Eastern North Carolina peopled by complex experts and novices alike. From here, an adventure in the contemporary age begins as we are exposed to the romantic, familial, and oppositional relationships bubbling underneath a calm and academic surface. Fully recommend "Lemuria" for those seeking a breath of fresh-if swampy-air and renewed inquiry into frequently female decisions about how we serve ourselves and future others. ”

4 F/ 1 M / 1 Nonbinary