Doctor Voynich and Her Children
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Tyler Everett Adams:
20 Mar. 2023
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The world Leanna has created in this play is absolutely extraordinary: it sits the perfect proximate between feeling dystopian and distant, and also close enough to be entirely possible. The characters are charming and richly drawn, and are wonderfully nuanced & trope-defying portrayals of queer and trans women. I taught the play in a Queer Theater class with much success last fall, and also directed a production; I've been in love ever since. Also acting teachers/coaches: it has *great* scenes for your scene study classes; or better yet, direct the whole thing! A stunner play! ”
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Grace Everett:
26 Apr. 2022
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This play was taught in my college dramatic literature class, and HO-LY SHIT. I am astounded to see that it only has three reviews, because from the way it was presented to us, I had every reason to believe it was a part of the contemporary theatrical canon (which it should be!). Keyes creates a theatrical hellscape far away enough to be dystopian, but close enough to be fathomable. Not to mention the existence of queer and trans women in a way that does not turn us into spectacles, but instead, shows us as the resilient human beings we are. ”
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Jolie Frazer-Madge:
13 Jan. 2022
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LOVE this play! The world building is impeccable and the characters were so charming!! ”
Character Information
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A young woman seeking an abortion
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Production History
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, Stanford University: [wit]: a gender conscious theater company
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, Rhodes College, McCoy Theatre
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Awards
, Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2018
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