Recommendations of Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

  • Spenser Davis: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    An absolutely hilarious play about gender dynamics in and out of the bedroom! Full disclosure: I oversaw the development of this piece as the co-lead of Broken Nose Theatre's Paper Trail new-play series, and to watch the script grow into what it is now has been a thrill. The questions Liam asks here are uncomfortable and brazen and completely necessary. There's a level of vulnerability here (for both character and actor) that makes it immensely exciting. You'll squirm in your seat reading this because you know it's real. Read this now, if you can!

    An absolutely hilarious play about gender dynamics in and out of the bedroom! Full disclosure: I oversaw the development of this piece as the co-lead of Broken Nose Theatre's Paper Trail new-play series, and to watch the script grow into what it is now has been a thrill. The questions Liam asks here are uncomfortable and brazen and completely necessary. There's a level of vulnerability here (for both character and actor) that makes it immensely exciting. You'll squirm in your seat reading this because you know it's real. Read this now, if you can!

  • Cheryl Bear: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    A fantastic capture of gender and sexual exploration in a couple. Shifting their power structure changes the dynamics in a relationship and gets to deeper territory. Well done.

    A fantastic capture of gender and sexual exploration in a couple. Shifting their power structure changes the dynamics in a relationship and gets to deeper territory. Well done.

  • Nick Malakhow: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    Wow! A truly brilliant play about power dynamics and gender roles in modern relationships. In an extremely upfront yet nuanced manner, this play so effectively explores the ways in which straight white men refuse to relinquish power and control--and how disassembling those dynamics and structures is both a monumental task and an essential one. Hilarious, truthfully human, and profound! It also includes some of the most justified and well written onstage intimacy I've encountered.

    Wow! A truly brilliant play about power dynamics and gender roles in modern relationships. In an extremely upfront yet nuanced manner, this play so effectively explores the ways in which straight white men refuse to relinquish power and control--and how disassembling those dynamics and structures is both a monumental task and an essential one. Hilarious, truthfully human, and profound! It also includes some of the most justified and well written onstage intimacy I've encountered.

  • Cassandra Rose: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    An incredibly nuanced play that refuses to give easy answers, only accurate depictions. Best read in one go, take an afternoon to read this profanity-laced depiction of modern romance. You won't yuck this yum

    An incredibly nuanced play that refuses to give easy answers, only accurate depictions. Best read in one go, take an afternoon to read this profanity-laced depiction of modern romance. You won't yuck this yum

  • Exal Iraheta: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    A hilarious exploration of the sexual "limits" of heterosexual men and the power dynamics established and held together by the sanctity of their anus.

    A thrill ride to behold!

    A hilarious exploration of the sexual "limits" of heterosexual men and the power dynamics established and held together by the sanctity of their anus.

    A thrill ride to behold!

  • James Fleming: Peg or Zen in the Art of Butt-f*cking Straight White Men or Actual Sexual Perversity in Chicago or You Can't F*ck a Metaphor.

    I had the pleasure of directing a workshop of this play for Broken Nose Theatre. This play is everything I love about theatre: funny, sexy, and moving all at the same time. A great two-hander that explores a couple fighting for love and great sex. Can we ever really be "just a couple"? Or will our social conditioning infect all parts of our lives - even the bedroom? Liam's written a play that is equally comfortable asking provocative, probing questions and jokes about getting hit in the face with a dildo. Produce this play!

    I had the pleasure of directing a workshop of this play for Broken Nose Theatre. This play is everything I love about theatre: funny, sexy, and moving all at the same time. A great two-hander that explores a couple fighting for love and great sex. Can we ever really be "just a couple"? Or will our social conditioning infect all parts of our lives - even the bedroom? Liam's written a play that is equally comfortable asking provocative, probing questions and jokes about getting hit in the face with a dildo. Produce this play!