The Plays
From Victorian Horror, to modern Sci-Fi, to magical realism, Rachel strives to use her work to explore the nuances of justice and the gray morality of surviving in a society that isn't designed for success. She hopes to find humor in horror and lessons in frivolity.
Olivia Miller (Little Egg) and KP Sgarro (Salty Egg) at Theater Row
Photo by Ian McQueen
Little Egg, Big World jumps through time, examining different moments in Little Egg's/Grown Uterus' life. Along the way, they sort the unsortable thoughts with a host of real and imagined characters from parents, to geneticists, to other eggs in utero. 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.
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.
Marth Brown (Polly Dyer) and Patricia Lawrence (Amelia Dyer) at Theater Row
Photo by Ian McQueen
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 Play's The Minyan
A collection of 10 short Jewish plays (in progress). Three of the plays are currently available:
The Scarcity of Illness: Dr. Baer is determined to save their young patient, Hannah, at any cost - whether or not Hannah is willing to pay it.
Moses Never had to Make a Brisket: Aviva struggles to make her first Seder after her mother's death, but an ancestral visitor might have the strength she needs.
Dybbuks Don't Know what Pills Are: After a harrowing incident at school, Leah's mother believes she's been possessed by a Dybbuk - but Rabbi Mendel might know better.
