Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s Boy explores the tricky terrain of finding lover amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient.
Play title: Boy
Author (s): Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Publication Date: 2016 (Dramatists Play Service)
Genre: Drama
Funders: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
https://sloan.org/programs/public-understanding/theater
Primary Discipline: Medicine
Secondary Discipline: Psychology
Scientist (s): None
Source Texts: Unknown
Character Breakdown: 3 Men and 2 Women
Adam Turner, Dr. Wendell Barnes, Jenny Lafferty, Trudy Turner, Doug Turner
Setting: Davenport, Iowa, and Boston, Massachusetts
Time Period: From 1968-1990
Synopsis of Play: Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s Boy explores the tricky terrain of finding lover amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold. (play text cover blurb, Dramatists Play Service)
First Performance Date: February 23rd, 2016
First Producer: Keen Company
Performance History: The world premiere of Boy was co-produced by Keen Company (Jonathan Silverstein, Artistic Director) and Ensemble Studio Theatre (William Carden, Artistic Director; Paul A. Slee, Executive Director), in New York City, opening on February 23rd, 2016. It was directed by Linsay Firman; the set design was by Sandra Goldmark; the lighting design was by Nick Francone; the sound design was by Shane Rettig; the costume design was by Sydney Maresca, and the production stage manager was Rhonda Picou.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/boy-theater-review-873862
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/10/boy-review-transgender-drama-clurman-theater-new-york
https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/boy
http://www.playbill.com/article/anna-zieglers-boy-opens-tonight
http://chicagoonstage.com/timelines-boy-poignant-important-love-story-era/
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