My Body

TEN MINUTE: In a world in which men are no longer trusted to make decisions concerning their own bodies, women hold all of the cards.
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My Body

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  • Samuel Kagan:
    20 Jan. 2023
    The play tackles modern issues (the topic of women’s rights) through flipped gender roles as a satirical piece on how men trample over the rights of women on a daily basis. I like how the play is trippy with the switch in gender roles, and I think that the message is very powerful.

  • Caitlin Turnage:
    3 Aug. 2022
    This is an interesting and unfortunately necessary think piece in reversing the very real issues women in this country are facing--this play holds no punches and is painful and cathartic to experience! I definitely recommend this!
  • John Busser:
    16 Oct. 2021
    Wow, what a kick in the b*lls THIS play is! And deservedly so. If every man in a position to control women's destinies could be forced to live with the power in women's hands there'd be a lot of crying and whining. And Laura's giving Patrick the old "smile, you're more attractive that way" line is icing on the schadenfreude cake. Really smart writing.

Character Information

  • Patrick
    late twenties to mid thirties,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    Should be younger than Laura.
  • Laura
    mid-thirties or older,
    Any
    ,
    Female

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Strada Company
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    #NoDominion Theater
    ,
    2019
  • Reading
    ,
    KCACTF Region 7
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
    ,
    Governors State University
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    Boiling Frog Entertainment
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    Nu Sass
    ,
    2014
  • Reading
    ,
    Thistle Dew Theatre
    ,
    2013
  • Reading
    ,
    Playwrights' Center of San Francisco
    ,
    2012
  • Reading
    ,
    The Disreputables
    ,
    2012

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Savannah College of Art and Design
    ,
    2022
  • High School
    ,
    Harriton High School
    ,
    2022
  • High School
    ,
    Wellesley High School
    ,
    2021
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Arts For All
    ,
    2020
  • Professional
    ,
    Meetinghouse Theatre Lab
    ,
    2020
  • University
    ,
    Atlantic Acting School
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Central Alberta Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • University
    ,
    Indiana University
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Horatio Theatre
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Artistic Vibes
    ,
    2018
  • University
    ,
    14th Grade Players at George Washington University
    ,
    2018
  • University
    ,
    Iowa State
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    ReproRights!
    ,
    2018
  • University
    ,
    Governors State University
    ,
    2017
  • University
    ,
    Texas A&M University Theater Department
    ,
    2015
  • Professional
    ,
    Subversive Theatre Collective
    ,
    2013

Awards

Semi-Finalist
,
The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award
,
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
,
2018