It's the 1990s and the societal revolution to smash the nuclear family is on the horizon. A psychoanalyst battles against the demise of established family traditions, while two younger women debate pregnancy and the relevance of a father's name on a birth certificate. It's all an uphill campaign to rattle the patriarchy until a competition between a father and son produces a decision that renders neither one a winner.
As sheer entertainment, Transgression is a ferociously funny play underpinned by intellect and the conflicts and desires that make going-it-alone a viable contender to romantic coupling and all its compromises.
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January 2024
TransgressionLife in the Aftermath of the Eocene
Written by Loretta MonacoDirected by Bryan Oliver
Does it matter if the paternal trace is lost in a post-modern world where gender fluidity is the norm and relationships non-committal? Transgression’s five characters are the pioneers who struggle with this burgeoning question and its implications for society and the place of ancestry. It won’t be resolved in the play, but its consequences affect the lives of each of its characters: who or what will inhabit the authoritative wilderness if the father’s name becomes irrelevant in society?
As sheer entertainment, Transgression is a ferociously funny play underpinned by intellect and the conflicts and desires that sometimes make going-it-alone a viable contender to romantic coupling and all its compromises. The play is definitely a nod to woman’s ability to change a male constructed hierarchy, but the women portrayed are as flawed as their male counterparts and each confronts tough choices that will shape their destiny.
