marked green at birth, marked female at birth

An Irons in the Fire Project

April 27, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Stephen Gaynor School - 175 W 89th Street, New York, NY

Written by Soph/ie Sagan-Gutherz
Directed by Mack Brown
CW - mention of rape, assault, disordered eating and queer hate crime

This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Feel free to contact us with any questions on accessibility.

Synopsis

In the year 2008, six tweens navigate the simultaneous horror and bliss of middle school. From fighting "the obesity pandemic" with forced 5-mile-runs in phys ed to the life and death question: “Who are you going to The Dance with?” these characters unlock new friendships, discover queer desires, and find a celebration of themselves amongst each other that they weren’t taught elsewhere. They chase after survival in a world where we ask what are these young girls ACTUALLY taught in this education system and why is anyone who is not a cis-het-male expected to just “SHHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHhhhh!!!!!”??????

Performed By

Janice Amaya
Amanda Centeno
T Merina Mitsock
Jayae Riley, Jr.
Soph/ie Sagan-Gutherz
Sigrid Wise
Liz Neitge (Stage Directions)

Stage Manager: Hannah Sgambellone

Playwright

SOPH/IE SAGAN-GUTHERZ [they/them] is a writer, actor + singer who schleps around NYC occasionally donning a butterflied-covered cane. Current member: Greenhouse Lab (Orchard Project). Full-lengths: marked green at birth, marked female at birth (Pride Plays); they want me dead so i choose breath (Barrow Group First Fridays); the zoo (O'Neill NPC Semi-Finalist; Speakers Corner). Other honors include the BRB Retreat w/ Fresh Ground Pepper, the Fall Residency at The Barn at Lee, as well as finalist placements for the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab w/ Jaye Hunt, the Williamstown J. Michael Friedman Fellowship, The Civilians R&D Group, New Georges The Jam, The Public Emerging Writers Group and EST Youngblood. Select performer collaborations include Lincoln Center, Ars Nova, TFANA, The Public, and Williamstown. sophiesagangutherz.com.

Director

MACK BROWN [they/them] is a big-hearted Brooklyn-based butch. Mack builds vibrant worlds that center lesbians and trans people. They wield structure and specificity to unlock rehearsal rooms that glow with mutual ownership, and they love to develop sharp new musicals. Mack is the current Roundabout Directing Fellow for RTC’s 2022-23 season, a member of the third cohort of the Roundabout Directors Group, and holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from the Boston University School of Theatre. Most summers, they serve as an artistic producer and director at The Summer School for the Performing Arts in Massachusetts. CURRENTLY: Associate Director to Bartlett Sher on Sharr White’s Pictures From Home, which began performances on Broadway in January 2023.

Poster Art by Sean Devare
Original Illustration Design by Mina Walker
Photography by Valerie Terranova