When I came up with the idea for this play in 2004, I knew in my heart, that this would be a work that would be in my life for a very very long time. Not just some one-off production.
The night that I finished writing the very first draft, I grabbed a pair of scissors and a razor, and shaved my head! I felt like I was at the beginning of something unique and needed to mark it somehow.
A couple days later, me and four other actors sat in my old living room and read through that first draft!
It was scary and exhilarating to hear the words fly off the page! To hear that the idea had merit. That I had something worth fighting for, and most importantly, that it was something that moved the cast. I remember thinking: if this can move them, surely it can move others.
I was absolutely thrilled that this play saw its American debut back in 2013 at FringeNYC in New York City, to rave reviews!
I would like to say a special THANK YOU to Brian Quirt for his stellar dramaturgical contribution to the script development process.
Looking forward to this story’s next adventure.
Dream up,
Sarah Michelle Brown
