May 2023 Bechdel Group Workshop Readings

May 15 at 6:30 PM

Clare Solly, Executive Director

Join The Bechdel Group for an evening of reading 30 minute sections of two different plays and join in the discussion that follows. The two shows we are visiting this month are:

Mollie Gordon's If It Weren't for the Women, We'd Still Be Stuck in the Desert in which Naomi Bensoussan, a fifth-year rabbinical student is hard at work on her thesis about Rahab, the Tanakh's favorite sex worker. Naomi’s journey to complete the project is aided and interfered with by several patriarchs and matriarchs, a potential lover, and of course, Rahab herself.

And C.S. Hanson's Bring Your Authentic Self to Work Day where three women in a corporation struggle with how to be authentic while trying to impress a new boss and save their jobs.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of two doses of an approved covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks while indoors at all times.

18+

CW: Homophobia, transphobia, and sexual harassment