EstroGenius Wk 3 – Short Plays

The EstroGenius Festival is the premier showcase for female creativity, offering a diverse array of short plays, solo shows, dance, visual art, performances by teens and music. The third program of short plays features:

PLEASE REMOVE THIS STUFFED ANIMAL FROM MY HEAD by Crystal Jackson
directed by Dev Bondarin
Starring: Mark Adamsbaum*, Nick Arens*, Brian Karim & Amy Lee Pearsall
Phil and Jerry are shocked that Man wants to take part in a life threatening procedure: removing the stuffed animal from his head. In this clever abortion allegory, the tables are turned leaving men without full control over their bodies.

RUMPLE SCHMUMPLE by Megan Gogerty, directed by Megan Demarest
Starring: Medina Senghore & Montserrat Mendez
A feminist twist on the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale. Tired of many no-sleep nights and being tied to a young baby, the Queen gives up trying to guess Rumplestiltskin’s name and instead suggests that he take the baby home. Who will win this tug of war?

CROSSING OVER by Natalia Naman, directed by Mary Hodges
Starring: Meagan Prahl*, Tarantino Smith* & Chandra Thomas*
A heartbreaking re-imaging of the tragedy of Philomela, Procne and Tereus as an African American myth. The powerful tale is filled with longing, jealousy and revenge.

IN DOG YEARS by TD Mitchell, directed by Rosalie Purvis
Starring: Marinda Anderson* & Ivory Aquino
Can a canine come between a lesbian couple? This sexy play answers the question.

THE BODY WASHER by Rosemary Frisino Toohey, directed by Zoya Kachadurian
Starring: Joane Cajuste, Amy Forney & Rasha Zamamiri
Three women – an African American soldier, a white reporter and a Iraqi body washer, who cleans the dead according to Muslim tradition – are brought together by one terrible event.

Key Personnel:
Executive Producers: Fiona Jones, Tegan Meyer & Lanie Zipoy
Wk 3 Producer: Megan Demarest
Wk 3 Assistant Producer: Olivia Julien
Publicity: Lanie Zipoy