←Recommendations of Doctor Voynich and Her Children

This play is absolutely incredible. Brilliant world-building (which feels all too real), complex relationships between characters, and a sweet and sexy budding queer relationship. A must read!

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!

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.

LOVE this play! The world building is impeccable and the characters were so charming!!

This is a fantastic script with interesting and nuanced characters. I love Keyes' use of language and the world that she has created in this piece. Highly recommended.

Wow, a wonderful drama for a group of female identifying individuals across the spectrum. Its lives in the same world as The Handmaid's Tale about the way the world could grow if we aren't careful about the the fight for human rights. The unspoken nature of Rue's trans identity was a powerful choice. Strong choice for an intimate black box or thrust theatre space.