a new play by May Treuhaft-Ali
Directed by Maia Nelles-Sager
Produced by Semicolon Theatre Company
Artistic Director, Miranda Cornell
Associate Director, Zoe Kamil
Libby, a 15-year-old girl under pressure from her mother and “specialist” to lose weight, starts taking classes at a popular spin studio in a gentrifying neighborhood. As she learns about herself and the world around her the absurdity of weight loss is shown through a series of fantasies, doctor’s appointments, spin classes.
About Semicolon
Founded in 2013 by two high school students, SemicolonTheatre Company seeks to create a professional space where theatre artists and administrators aged twenty-one and under can hone their crafts, collaborate with like-minded peers, and develop artistic works relevant to their own lives.