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Month: August 2015

Play a Day: Perspective

August 9, 2015August 9, 2015 Dana

A piece of art hangs on the wall. Visitors stand in front of it to look. They crane their heads to the side. They climb a ladder. They walk to the back of the theatre. They hang upside down. They… Read morePlay a Day: Perspective

Play A Day  art, life, perspective, stress  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Can Anybody Hear Me?

August 7, 2015August 9, 2015 Dana

The stage is dark. From the void, a voice calls, “Hello?” “Hello?” No answer.

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Summer’s End

August 7, 2015 Dana

This is a piece I wrote in August of 2013. “It’s my BIRTH-day!” was all I could think, lying there in the (thankfully) cotton open-front robe waiting for the male gynecologist to come in for my exam. As a queer… Read moreSummer’s End

Feminism, LGBTQ, Sexuality  birth control, bisexuality, gynecology, medicine  Leave a comment

In Between

August 7, 2015 Dana

This is the transcript of a piece I originally performed in June of 2015 at Greetings from Queer Mountain, an open mic night in Austin. I have a Master’s degree in Performance Studies. That’s why I came to Texas. I… Read moreIn Between

LGBTQ  BDSM, bisexual, identity, polyamory  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Sometimes

August 6, 2015 Dana

  Sometimes Life is Taking yourself on a date Duct tape on your flip flop Summer sweat between your thighs The trash can wait You don’t have to

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Play a Day: The Way Forward

August 4, 2015 Dana

A woman sits alone at a crossroads, eating an apple. She stands, trying to see down each path in the hopes the way forward will become clear. She pulls out a map, but it ends at the crossroads and is… Read morePlay a Day: The Way Forward

Play A Day  choices, crossroads, life, maps  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Picking Up the Pieces

August 2, 2015 Dana

A bedroom, which looks like it’s been hit by a tornado. Papers, clothes, and books are scattered everywhere, in piles up to mid-calf height. A woman stands in the middle of the room, trying to decide where to begin.  

Play A Day  adulthood, catastrophe, life, messiness  Leave a comment

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