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Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w
Liza Birkenmeier
An intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines. On the eve of Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight, four women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop, watching life pass them by.
(4f + male offstage voices)
Harriet – grumpier than usual, tired of herselfMatilda – focal point of most partiesMeg – loves metal music because it’s a burden to be this smartNorma – a martyr for building maintenance
Radio Voices – male
“Luscious. Funny. Erotic. The play itself just keeps soaring up and up and up.” – Vulture
“A revelation… I couldn’t stop grinning, partly because Liza Birkenmeier’s play is so witty and partly because it’s so weird. Both are welcome these days… Birkenmeier is exploring the power women achieve when they make themselves the subject of their stories instead of the object.” – Jesse Green, The New York Times
“A specific and evocative depiction of identity and power at a crossroads – of who can reach for the sky, and who gets left behind.” – Adam Feldman, Time Out NY
“Subtly Poignant. Discerning and Disarming.” – New York Stage Review
“Birkenmeier’s play probes what it means to live authentically.” – Curtain Up
Dr. Ride's ABH - Promo Video