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

'witch play' ignites my lil' Queer heart and makes me feel like I am in on a gloriously sexy, dangerous, and joyful secret. When I saw this reading at GPTC, the humor in Phoebus' script really lifted off the page and drove home the themes of bodily autonomy, Queer love, and the confines of religion. It is one thing to write about the past, but 'witch play' catapults the audience back to a time that is strikingly not unlike our present. I loved it!

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.

This play is a force to be reckoned with and an intimacy designer's dream. Erika's beautiful depiction of mating rituals and pleasure rituals are ones that are rich with staging potential/possibility, and the humor that runs throughout the play is unmatched. A wonderful play that bridges the gap between here, then, and what might be, witch play is a must read/must consider for colleges and universities!

A historically driven explosion of thoughts and ideas related to the erosion of women’s rights - then/now - Phoebus ratchets us through increasingly high stakes with deft humor and magnetic theatricality. A reading at Great Plains Theatre Conference delivered big energy, charging pacing and dynamics among characters centuries old, yet chillingly contemporary.