Rachel Leighson

Rachel Leighson is an actor/playwright based in NYC and LA. She was named an Honorary Mention for the 2022 Jane Chambers Award for Feminist Playwriting for her play, "Little Egg, Big World." Her writing ranges from TYA to Victorian Horror, but she focuses her work on exploring gray morality and the nuances of women's justice.

Rachel Leighson is an actor/playwright based in NYC and LA. She was named an Honorary Mention for the 2022 Jane Chambers Award for Feminist Playwriting for her play, "Little Egg, Big World." Her writing ranges from TYA to Victorian Horror, but she focuses her work on exploring gray morality and the nuances of women's justice.

Scripts

Little Egg, Big World

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

As two sides of one life, Little Egg and Grown Uterus struggle to reconcile themselves as both a donor child and an egg donor. Along the way, they sort the unsortable thoughts with a host of real and imagined characters of life from parents, to geneticists, to google itself. As Little Egg searches for her father and Grown Uterus tries to come to terms with anonymous donation, the two navigate through trials of...

As two sides of one life, Little Egg and Grown Uterus struggle to reconcile themselves as both a donor child and an egg donor. Along the way, they sort the unsortable thoughts with a host of real and imagined characters of life from parents, to geneticists, to google itself. As Little Egg searches for her father and Grown Uterus tries to come to terms with anonymous donation, the two navigate through trials of identity, abandonment, betrayal, curiosity, love, and discovery.

A story about reproductive justice, inherited experiences, and family.

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Blood on My Mother's Apron

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

Ten years after Jack the Ripper shook British society to its core, another brutal crime hits the headlines: Amelia Dyer is arrested on suspicion of murdering over 300 infants, including her own daughter and son. Her one surviving child, Polly Dyer may be the key to her mother’s conviction -- if she can bring herself to remember the past. With the help of her friend Charlotte Cullum and renowned prosecutor Horace...

Ten years after Jack the Ripper shook British society to its core, another brutal crime hits the headlines: Amelia Dyer is arrested on suspicion of murdering over 300 infants, including her own daughter and son. Her one surviving child, Polly Dyer may be the key to her mother’s conviction -- if she can bring herself to remember the past. With the help of her friend Charlotte Cullum and renowned prosecutor Horace Avery, Polly discovers that our traditional ideas of motherhood can often hide an untamable darkness.

Dybbuks Don't Know What Pills Are

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

After a harrowing incident at school, Leah's mother believes she's been possessed by a Dybbuk - but Rabbi Mendel might know better.

After a harrowing incident at school, Leah's mother believes she's been possessed by a Dybbuk - but Rabbi Mendel might know better.

Clean Slate

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

Two years after a world-wide nuclear war, four souls collide on the road to recovery. Mac is a professor, Cam is a chef, Lez is an actor, and Tal is a scientist. For what any of that means when it all disappears. With jobs to do, pasts to wrestle, ghosts to settle, and a future to secure, the question becomes: if you can't look back, how do you move forward?

Two years after a world-wide nuclear war, four souls collide on the road to recovery. Mac is a professor, Cam is a chef, Lez is an actor, and Tal is a scientist. For what any of that means when it all disappears. With jobs to do, pasts to wrestle, ghosts to settle, and a future to secure, the question becomes: if you can't look back, how do you move forward?

The Scarcity of Illness: A Modern Golem Myth Play

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

Dr. Baer is determined to save their young patient, Hannah, at any cost - whether or not Hannah is willing to pay it.

Dr. Baer is determined to save their young patient, Hannah, at any cost - whether or not Hannah is willing to pay it.

Surviving Oyster Ark

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

Alex, Jamie, and Sam try to escape from an NYC basement apartment flood, but have to tackle more than just the elements to make it out in one piece. Originally commissioned for Cultivate Theatre Project 2024.

Alex, Jamie, and Sam try to escape from an NYC basement apartment flood, but have to tackle more than just the elements to make it out in one piece. Originally commissioned for Cultivate Theatre Project 2024.

Moses Never had to Make a Brisket

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

Aviva struggles to make her first Seder after her mother's death, but an ancestral visitor might have the strength she needs.

Aviva struggles to make her first Seder after her mother's death, but an ancestral visitor might have the strength she needs.

La Morte Finale

by Rachel Leighson

Synopsis

A meeting across history of a young executioner on the eve of a life change and a woman the Grand Guignol forgot. In time, perhaps Marguerite Cane and Paula Maxa can save each other's souls.

A meeting across history of a young executioner on the eve of a life change and a woman the Grand Guignol forgot. In time, perhaps Marguerite Cane and Paula Maxa can save each other's souls.