A pirate play about anne bonny & mary read

​WRITER | SMJ

DIRECTOR | Emily Bubeck ​

FEATURING | Laurel Anderson, Natalia Mar Urzua, Natalie Myrick, and Gilberto Saenz

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HISTORY | Kayla played Anne/Andy/Ana in a previous iteration of the play at The Artist Co-Op: Cold Read Series acting alongside Hawley Gould (SUFFS), Jordan Donica (Camelot, My Fair Lady), Joan Milburn, Katie Lynn Sinicki

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SUMMARY | Aboard Calico Jack’s pirate ship, Andy & Mark are drawn to each other through mutual attraction, shared trauma, and a love of games, especially Marco Polo. They meet in a closet to hook up, but discover that they have been hiding a dangerous secret: they’re actually... Anne Bonny & Mary Read. This revelation forces them to carry on a genderqueer love story in the shadows - Anne, exploring her bisexuality for the first time & Mary, discovering that they’re trans. As they are chased and haunted by a myriad of men including Jack (the polyamorous, drag questioning captain), James (Anne’s ex-husband), Chad (a mysterious crewmate who knows too much), The Governor (a pirate hunter with a lengthy body count), & Reverend Thomas (a Reverend who doesn’t like pirates… or trans people), Anne & Mary must become their truest selves before their inevitable capture and ensuing demise.