tender of you too

by Anya Richkind

FULL LENGTH: High-schoolers Allegra and Tara meet when cast in the school play as Frances Willard and Mary Bannister — two historical leaders of the late-1800s Women's Christian Temperance Movement, who shared a "very close friendship." Through rehearsals, sleepovers and Ouija boards, Allegra and Tara explore just how similar — and dissimilar — they are to Frances and Mary.

FULL LENGTH: High-schoolers Allegra and Tara meet when cast in the school play as Frances Willard and Mary Bannister — two historical leaders of the late-1800s Women's Christian Temperance Movement, who shared a "very close friendship." Through rehearsals, sleepovers and Ouija boards, Allegra and Tara explore just how similar — and dissimilar — they are to Frances and Mary.

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  • Bess Rowen: tender of you too

    This heartfelt play expresses the vulnerability and bravery of queer teenage AFAB people so realistically! Tara and Allegra are in the all too common moment of intense friendship when you are still trying to figure out if you are the only one feeling something more. Add in a real-life historical "Sappho and her friends" dynamic present in the play Tara and "Leggy" are rehearsing, and you've got an additional dynamic of reclaimed queerness. I would love to see this staged!

    This heartfelt play expresses the vulnerability and bravery of queer teenage AFAB people so realistically! Tara and Allegra are in the all too common moment of intense friendship when you are still trying to figure out if you are the only one feeling something more. Add in a real-life historical "Sappho and her friends" dynamic present in the play Tara and "Leggy" are rehearsing, and you've got an additional dynamic of reclaimed queerness. I would love to see this staged!

  • Audrey Lang: tender of you too

    A beautiful play that allows its characters to have both lighthearted and painful moments in their love story. Tara and Allegra untangle their feelings for each other as they untangle Frances and Mary's relationship, too. Anya Richkind's story feels authentic to the present moment and simultaneously transported at times to a space that transcends era. "tender of you too" is a fantastic piece for two young actors that explores queerness, both modern and historical, in a lovely way.

    A beautiful play that allows its characters to have both lighthearted and painful moments in their love story. Tara and Allegra untangle their feelings for each other as they untangle Frances and Mary's relationship, too. Anya Richkind's story feels authentic to the present moment and simultaneously transported at times to a space that transcends era. "tender of you too" is a fantastic piece for two young actors that explores queerness, both modern and historical, in a lovely way.

  • Stephen Kaplan: tender of you too

    This play does a fantastic job of capturing the voices of teenage girls and the confusion and excitement that comes when one is dealing with these new feelings and discoveries. The writing is very accessible and the weaving of the historical figures into the piece feels effortless and elevates the themes and resonance of the piece.

    This play does a fantastic job of capturing the voices of teenage girls and the confusion and excitement that comes when one is dealing with these new feelings and discoveries. The writing is very accessible and the weaving of the historical figures into the piece feels effortless and elevates the themes and resonance of the piece.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Red Caravan, New York City, Year 2016
  • Type Reading, Organization Hysteria Theatre, New York City, Year 2016
  • Type Reading, Organization Calhoun Cabaret, Yale College, Year 2015
  • Type Workshop, Organization O'Neill Playwriting Mentorship Program at Yale University, Year 2014

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization The Tank, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Morse/Stiles Crescent, Yale College, Year 2016

Awards

  • National Playwrights Conference
    Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
    Semi-Finalist
    2017
  • Student Jane Chambers Playwriting Award
    Women in Theatre Program
    Honorable Mention
    2016
  • National Playwrights Conference
    Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
    Finalist
    2016