Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties

by Derick Edgren Otero

Fourteen-year-old Cora harasses a prominent music critic and his family into changing his scathing review of a country-turned-pop star's most divisive record.

Fourteen-year-old Cora harasses a prominent music critic and his family into changing his scathing review of a country-turned-pop star's most divisive record.

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Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties

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  • Claire Waldrop: Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties by Derick Edgren Otero
    “

    An effortlessly funny and satirical play, that is somehow, simultaneously, incredibly sincere with its interrogation of authenticity in the digital age, para-social relationships, and how it feels to want something you can't quite put your finger on. These characters are impeccable-- both in how grounded and absolutely insane they all are. Adored this script!

    An effortlessly funny and satirical play, that is somehow, simultaneously, incredibly sincere with its interrogation of authenticity in the digital age, para-social relationships, and how it feels to want something you can't quite put your finger on. These characters are impeccable-- both in how grounded and absolutely insane they all are. Adored this script!

    ”
  • Margo Ascher: Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties by Derick Edgren Otero
    “

    Uproariously funny. Otero makes comedy look effortless.

    Uproariously funny. Otero makes comedy look effortless.

    ”
  • Rob Silverman Ascher: Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties by Derick Edgren Otero
    “

    This century’s best play about fascism.

    This century’s best play about fascism.

    ”
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CORA, 14-year-old girl played by adult, doesn't really look like Taylor Swift but maybe could with a lot of makeup
SCOTT, man in his early 30s, doesn't look like Taylor Swift
BONNIE, Cora's mother, doesn't look like Taylor Swift
MALCOLM, man in his early 30s, really doesn't look like Taylor Swift at all
MAGENTA/TAYLOR SWIFT, 15-year-old girl played by adult, looks the least like Taylor Swift
JENNA, woman in her early 30s, someone told her once that she looked like Taylor Swift and she still brings it up
LAUREN/KARLIE KLOSS, 19-year-old girl, looks the most like Taylor Swift

Development History

  • Workshop, Iowa New Play Festival, 2024
  • Residency, Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ+ Writers Retreat, 2023
  • Residency, Fresh Ground Pepper BRB Retreat, 2023
  • Reading, Iowa New Play Festival, 2023

Production History

  • University, California State University Long Beach, 2026
  • University, Hawai'i Pacific University, 2025
  • University, Bloomsburg University Players, 2024
  • University, Iowa New Play Festival, 2024