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Presented in collaboration with National Queer Theater

Written by Wojtek Rodak
Directed by Dmitri Barcomi

After years spent in a convent school, Laura returns to her family home. Despite the passage of time, she has to face an invariably oppressive reality maintained by the hierarchy of the family and the church. The only solace Laura can find is love from years ago, love that for many reasons is forbidden in that reality. However, the apparent peace of that world is suddenly destroyed when a secret Laura has been carrying for years comes to light. Playing with the convention of melodrama, the author tells a story freely inspired by the memoir of Herculine Barbin, an intersex person living in 19th century France. By placing the plot of the drama in a distant reality, he describes the reality of today's Poland through metaphor. He asks: is it possible nowadays to go beyond the old conventions and write a believably happy ending?

ABOUT CRIMINAL QUEERNESS FESTIVAL

Across the globe, queer playwrights risk censorship, jail time, and physical danger simply by telling their truth. This Pride, you are invited to honor their bravery and witness new theater from LGBTQIA+ writers fighting criminalization through art. Now in its fifth year, National Queer Theater's Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF) is an internationally-focused theater festival created in partnership with NYC Pride. By presenting plays by queer artists alongside activist talks, the festival uplifts queer and trans stories from around the world. For this event in the series, Polish playwright Wojtek Rodak presents a staged reading of his new work, the cHIMera.

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