Rachel Leighson

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. Caught in the trenches of Amelia's conviction, Polly Dyer - her one surviving child - must fight for her own innocence...if such innocence is to be believed.

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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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?

When Miri goes into premature labor after a tumultuous pregnancy, she finds herself at a spritual crossroads that could determine the future of herself, her family, and maybe...her people?
Number 2 (Shtayim) in the The Play's the Minyan series.

After a harrowing incident at school, Leah's mother believes she's been possessed by a Dybbuk - but Rabbi Mendel might know better.
Number 3 (Shalosh) of the The Play's the Minyan Series.

Aviva struggles to make her first Seder after her mother's death, but an ancestral visitor might have the strength she needs.
Number 4 (Arba) in The Play's the Minyan series.

Zara's pre-Bat Mitzvah sleepover takes a spooky turn as she and her friends get a little visit from the supernatural.
Number 6 (Shesh) in the The Play's the Minyan series.

Dr. Baer is determined to save their young patient, Hannah, at any cost - whether or not Hannah is willing to pay it.
Number 7 (Sheva) in The Play's the Minyan series.

This piece has also been adapted into a commissioned 2-part radio play with Feminist Fairytales Radio Play Podcast, available on all Realm networks.

After Chaya's talk show appearance goes viral, she and her family scramble to save face. High Holy Days are approaching, temple board rivalries are tense, and the TikTok comments are out of control - can Chaya pull it together? Or will she be forced to Jew better next time?
Number 8 (Shmoneh) in the The Play's the Minyan series.

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.

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.