Genevieve Swanson

What I Remember is a 30-minute play about queer love, inspired by musical artist Samia’s debut album, The Baby. Using projection, altered time, abstraction from reality, and multiple perspectives, this story follows the unity and separation of two individuals, Sam and Em, finding their way in and out of love. Using themes from the album’s lyrics, this play creates a mosaic of a relationship that once was. Queer love, like memories, can be fragmented and nonlinear, with some parts more real or vivid than others. Emotions have a funny impact on memory, especially when there are two sides to every story.

Maggie, Miranda, and Mack have been best friends since kindergarten. They played Powerpuff Girls daily, fighting violent crime and demolishing their enemies. We meet them once again, now in their early twenties, getting drunk on Wine Wednesday, trying to navigate the world together. As the red continues to pour, a rant about late-stage capitalism in America turns murderous... "What happens if we actually eat the rich?"

Loosely inspired by the works of Samuel Beckett, Last Day is a satirical take on climate nihilism. Consumerism and late stage capitalism has led the earth into landfill dystopia that is no longer inhabitable. The play focuses on Barbie and Richie who are trying their best to make their last day a happy one. Technology, shopping, and visits from the delivery boy can only do so much to distract from the grim reality that today is the last one.

Through the lens of a fictional granddaughter, Faye, this play tells the very real love story between my two grandmothers spanning from 1962 to today. Looking at queerness, substance abuse, trust, and growth, this is the play of queer joy you didn't know you needed. Although Patty and Bobbie experience many obstacles, their love and laughter triumph over all.

After regaining custody of her mother from guardians in the private elder care industry, Morgan struggles to find balance between caring for her mother and her sixteen year old daughter. As stubborn and as opposite as Morgan and her mother can be, they still love each other unconditionally. Morgan works hard to keep her relationships in tact but soon the lines between tough love and abuse start to blur.

In a future dystopia, two off-the-grid lesbians in love make their way to the one-woman town of Beau, California. In an attempt to find herself and her purpose, Marina falls head over heels for the town and it's mayor, bartender, librarian, and soul-citizen, Petunia. The tension between what the two lovers want breaks them apart but, a paranormal occurrence brings them back together five years later. This comedic ghost-play has you rooting for the ghost to win- and she just might.