witch play

It's 1563...ish, and Anny Chapman wants to get pregnant. No wait, sorry, Anny Chapman MUST get pregnant, or else she could be tried as a witch. As secret fertility treatments from the local alewife, Besse, births an unexpected love between them, the world outside threatens to knock down their door. Meanwhile, the Virgin Mary has arrived on the scene, and she wants her autonomy back… A dark comedy, a love story...

It's 1563...ish, and Anny Chapman wants to get pregnant. No wait, sorry, Anny Chapman MUST get pregnant, or else she could be tried as a witch. As secret fertility treatments from the local alewife, Besse, births an unexpected love between them, the world outside threatens to knock down their door. Meanwhile, the Virgin Mary has arrived on the scene, and she wants her autonomy back… A dark comedy, a love story, a ritual, a spell; witch play searches for all the places our pleasure may go, after we’ve chosen to unleash it.

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  • Brynn Hambley: witch play

    A battle cry for sapphic people who have felt caged by religion, patriarchy, and sometimes, even themselves. I adored the non linear application of time and space, and as someone who was raised Catholic but is no longer, I really loved how the character of the Virgin Mary was utilized. She became something whole unto herself instead of being defined by her son, husband, or other men around her. I would absolutely love to see this staged.

    A battle cry for sapphic people who have felt caged by religion, patriarchy, and sometimes, even themselves. I adored the non linear application of time and space, and as someone who was raised Catholic but is no longer, I really loved how the character of the Virgin Mary was utilized. She became something whole unto herself instead of being defined by her son, husband, or other men around her. I would absolutely love to see this staged.

  • Shaun Leisher: witch play

    A brilliant play that I need to see produced!!! An absolute feast for adventurous theatre artists!!

    A brilliant play that I need to see produced!!! An absolute feast for adventurous theatre artists!!

  • C. Meaker: witch play

    I've been lucky enough to read this play in several stages of development and it guts me each time. Erika is able to articulate something honest, sexy, and dangerous about queer desire and the kind of witchery it is. To do all that and tell a story that tackles reproductive justice is truly amazing.

    I've been lucky enough to read this play in several stages of development and it guts me each time. Erika is able to articulate something honest, sexy, and dangerous about queer desire and the kind of witchery it is. To do all that and tell a story that tackles reproductive justice is truly amazing.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Great Plains Theatre Commons New Play Conference, Year 2023

Awards

  • Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2023
  • Soho Rep Writer Director Lab
    Finalist
    2022