The Female Genius
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN GETS CROWDED.
WRITTEN BY RACHEL CAREY
Streaming
"The Female Genius Anthology"
THE FEMALE GENIUS is a darkly comic look at the struggle of great talent in a sexist world.
A groundbreaking series of short plays written directly for the digital stage.
A dying Emily Dickinson verbally abuses her caring sister, Mary Shelley procrastinates on writing Frankenstein by seducing Lord Byron, JK Rowling can't pay the babysitter, Ayn Rand encourages a young acolyte to assault her, and Zora Neale Hurston’s pro-segregation speech upends white expectations.
Written by Rachel Carey
Directed by Cameron Darwin Bossert
Starring Bambi Everson, Amy Lynn Stewart, Meghan E. Jones, Delissa Reynolds, Timothy Thomas, Krysten Wagner, and Maja Wampuszyc.
Onstage + now streaming
"The Disciple"
One episode of The Female Genius Anthology expanded into a full-length play performed live on stage and adapted for streaming.
In THE DISCIPLE, a self-esteem lecture becomes slowly twisted by repressed memories of an abusive relationship with Ayn Rand.
Written and directed by Rachel Carey
Starring Maja Wampuzyc and Cameron Darwin Bossert
