Aster Aguilar

Aster Aguilar (she/her) is a playwright, screenwriter, and performer from Wilbraham, Massachusetts—which is unfortunately more similar to Connecticut than Boston, but now she lives in Boston, so it all worked out. She writes plays about trans people that are funny until they aren't. Her work includes "The Electrolysis Play; or TRANSITION" (Great Plains Theatre Commons NPF 2026, O'Neill NPC 2025 semi-finalist), “A Neo-Vagina Monologue” (Winner! Samuel French 49th OOB Festival, now published with Concord Theatricals), "Aftercare" (Fresh Ink Theatre Season 16 finalist), “Willing and Ready” (Solomon Fellowship for LGBT Studies), and “transubstantiation” (Yale Playwright’s Festival 2023). She's also developed work with the Yale Cabaret. While getting her BA at Yale, she studied playwriting...

Aster Aguilar (she/her) is a playwright, screenwriter, and performer from Wilbraham, Massachusetts—which is unfortunately more similar to Connecticut than Boston, but now she lives in Boston, so it all worked out. She writes plays about trans people that are funny until they aren't. Her work includes "The Electrolysis Play; or TRANSITION" (Great Plains Theatre Commons NPF 2026, O'Neill NPC 2025 semi-finalist), “A Neo-Vagina Monologue” (Winner! Samuel French 49th OOB Festival, now published with Concord Theatricals), "Aftercare" (Fresh Ink Theatre Season 16 finalist), “Willing and Ready” (Solomon Fellowship for LGBT Studies), and “transubstantiation” (Yale Playwright’s Festival 2023). She's also developed work with the Yale Cabaret. While getting her BA at Yale, she studied playwriting under MJ Kaufman, Deb Margolin, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Now, she's at Boston University for her Masters in Social Work. Letterboxd: @aster_oid. Proud member of the Dramatists Guild!

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Scripts

The Gig

by Aster Aguilar

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
farce

In a tiny film studio, an ACTOR tries to crack their newest role in an eccentric queer DIRECTOR's newest film: "PUSSYPOCALYSE".

In a tiny film studio, an ACTOR tries to crack their newest role in an eccentric queer DIRECTOR's newest film: "PUSSYPOCALYSE".

CHIMERA

by Aster Aguilar

1
Cast Size
4—7
Genre
drama,
experimental

At a vigil for her coworker Mia (who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away), Celia, an early transition trans woman, has a chance run in with Debbie. But when Celia finds out that Debbie passed away, too, she becomes inexplicably obsessed with her. Told as a non-linear memory play, "CHIMERA" is ultimately a character study that delves into the irrationality of mourning, the vulnerability of early transition, and...

At a vigil for her coworker Mia (who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away), Celia, an early transition trans woman, has a chance run in with Debbie. But when Celia finds out that Debbie passed away, too, she becomes inexplicably obsessed with her. Told as a non-linear memory play, "CHIMERA" is ultimately a character study that delves into the irrationality of mourning, the vulnerability of early transition, and the unspeakability of tragedy.

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The Electrolysis Play; or TRANSITION

by Aster Aguilar

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
drama,
experimental,
immersive

A trans woman (Apphia) struggles through her first session of genital electrolysis, in preparation for bottom surgery. Between the beeps of the unrelenting needle, she juggles the opinions of her eccentric electrologist (Bernie), her own insecurities, and the rising uncertainty of whether she can even sit for a second longer. “The Electrolysis Play” asks the audience to sit squarely within the painstaking...

A trans woman (Apphia) struggles through her first session of genital electrolysis, in preparation for bottom surgery. Between the beeps of the unrelenting needle, she juggles the opinions of her eccentric electrologist (Bernie), her own insecurities, and the rising uncertainty of whether she can even sit for a second longer. “The Electrolysis Play” asks the audience to sit squarely within the painstaking slowness of transition, and showcases the small moments in life where we find connection—or lose sight of it entirely.

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A Neo-Vagina Monologue

by Aster Aguilar

3
Cast Size
1
Genre
drama

A mid-20s trans woman stumbles into her first encounter with sex work to save money for bottom surgery.

CW: simulated sexual assault, discussion of transphobia

A mid-20s trans woman stumbles into her first encounter with sex work to save money for bottom surgery.

CW: simulated sexual assault, discussion of transphobia

transubstantiation

by Aster Aguilar

4
Cast Size
6—8
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama

In the basement of a Catholic church, three trans kids try to find community and faith as they navigate an off-beat transgender support group.

In the basement of a Catholic church, three trans kids try to find community and faith as they navigate an off-beat transgender support group.