Event

MAGPIE AND MARITA

Magpie and Marita

a new play by

Hannah Merrill

Directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth
featuring
Grace Carmack*
Drew Combs
Greg Brisendine*
Nancy Titus Zerg
Production assistance by Brian Dang

*Parley Associate Playwright

Tuesday, February 28

7 pm

West of Lenin

About the play:
Teens Amina and Paul have acted out the same scenario for years: Amina, a sharp, self-possessed girl, turns into Magpiethe type of man to tip showgirls with fifty dollar bills. Paul, a sensitive, artistic boy, turns into Maritathe type of woman to wear a double strand of pearls. To their worried parents, it's a game, and a dangerous game at that. To them, it's morea tantalizing chance to explore a new way of being in the world. But in the face of new sexual attraction and exposed family secrets, the rules of their role-play start to break down, and being Magpie and Marita is suddenly a lot more complicated. A coming-of-age love story featuring astronomy, cross-dressing, and power dynamics.