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Teaser

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A high school classroom becomes the site of both the mundane and extraordinary when the teacher fails to arrive. Moments of intimacy suspend reality, time. Silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. Silence. 

Genre

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Magical realism; comedy; drama; music; naturalism; poetry.

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Characters

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Maa: Femme (Trans woman, cis woman, non-binary femme), 20s-30s, any ethnicity.

Terrance: Masc (Trans man, cis man, non-binary masc), 20s-30s, any ethnicity. 

Others: Any genders, ages, ethnicities. 

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Content Advisory

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Mature themes and language including: violent gendered language; neurodiveristy; intimacy

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Production History

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Production: Commissioned for and produced by the Jewish Community High School as part of their 'Nu Wurks' series in 2019. Professionally unproduced. 
 

Contact

A light skinned person with short brown hair an angular face and large features. They are wearing a green no sleeve dress over an eggplant longsleeve button down, a matching patterned tie, and homemade beaded earrings. They're standing in front of greenery, smiling

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Unceded land of the Ramaytush Ohlone

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