On the edge of/a cure by Julia Barclay-Morton

Inspired by #metoo, this is a meditation - on sexual violence, power and gender identity - both painful and darkly funny. As with most of my plays, there are no designated lines or characters, to allow maximum freedom in creating a piece of theater from this text. This piece can be seen as about one person with multiple voices, or multiple people creating a kind of composite field. The minimum number of...
Inspired by #metoo, this is a meditation - on sexual violence, power and gender identity - both painful and darkly funny. As with most of my plays, there are no designated lines or characters, to allow maximum freedom in creating a piece of theater from this text. This piece can be seen as about one person with multiple voices, or multiple people creating a kind of composite field. The minimum number of performers is 3 and a maximum of 7. The ideal is probably about 5, with a diverse cast.
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On the edge of/a cure

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    10 Aug. 2019
    “ Probably my favorite play ever of all the plays I've read on NPX, I want to hear this spoken aloud and see this staged. I want this play more in the world than anything in the world right now. Absent to herself, the protagonist tries desperately to reconstruct her past but being a female (non) person in this culture today, it is almost impossible to be anything except a toadstool. AND I FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. If you've ever wondered what women are about, what's up with us, read this play. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    6 Aug. 2019
    “ Powerful, explosive and liberating piece on sexual violence and gender identity. Absolutely phenomenal! ”

a diverse cast, any gender, sexuality, race, dis/ability, age, body type, the more diverse the better. This play centers female experience, but is not reductive of gender roles, so my only requirement is that this piece include a full diversity of gender.

Development History

  • Reading
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    The Rogue Players
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    2019
  • Reading
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    Ivy Theatre Company - 24 Hours of Women!
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Inwood Art Works
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    2018