Dr. Ride's American Beach House

Dr. Ride's American Beach House

Dr. Ride's American Beach House

Liza Birkenmeier

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Dr. Ride's American Beach House

Dr. Ride's American Beach House

Liza Birkenmeier

Overview

It’s 1983, the evening before Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight. Hundreds of miles from the launch, a group of women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop watching life pass them by. Their uncharted desires bump up against American norms of sex and power in this intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines.

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  • Time Period: 1980s
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Liza Birkenmeier

Liza Birkenmeier
Liza Birkenmeier is the author of Dr. Ride’s American Beach House, which premiered at Ars Nova in 2019, directed by Katie Brook (Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Drama). Her play Grief Hotel  was commissioned by Clubbed Thumb and premiered at Summerworks in 2023, dir ...
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