Blow the Man Down

$17.00

by Sarah Katharine Bowden

Full-Length Play, 1 cisgender male, 2 female or non-binary/genderqueer/fluid; 4 any gender identity; 4 actors doubling roles.

Infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Bahamas in 1720, disguised as men and serving their foppish captain, "Calico Jack" Rackham. When the governor the Bahamas targets them for court and punishment, the two must battle not only judgments on their identities and choices, but they must carve the future of their own reputations in a world that would like all too much to forget their disruptions. A play with sea shanties, sword fighting, and genderplay!

by Sarah Katharine Bowden

Full-Length Play, 1 cisgender male, 2 female or non-binary/genderqueer/fluid; 4 any gender identity; 4 actors doubling roles.

Infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Bahamas in 1720, disguised as men and serving their foppish captain, "Calico Jack" Rackham. When the governor the Bahamas targets them for court and punishment, the two must battle not only judgments on their identities and choices, but they must carve the future of their own reputations in a world that would like all too much to forget their disruptions. A play with sea shanties, sword fighting, and genderplay!

About the Author

Sarah Bowden is a hard of hearing playwright and teaching artist, whose plays have been produced in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Stockholm. Her work has been developed and presented by the Fat Theatre Project, MPAACT, The Arc Theatre, the Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, the Nylon Fusion Theatre, Monkeyman Productions, Southern Illinois University, and Ohio University. Her solo shows HELEN KELLER AND ME and MY BEAUTIFUL GAME have been produced as part of Chicago’s Rhinofest. Her full-length LIVELY STONES was produced as part of 20% Theatre Chicago's ReFocus 20/20 season. Her full-length THE MAGNIFICENT MASKED HEARING AID has been listed as a semi-finalist in several theatre festivals, including the Capital Repertory Next Act! New Play Summit, the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte’s nuVoices Festival, the Activate Midwest New Play Festival and the Elgin Cultural Commission Page to Stage Program. The script also received Honorable Mention in the American Blues Theater Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Her full-length TIN NOSES was a finalist in the Route 66 Theatre Test Drive Workshop, a semi-finalist for the Stage Left Theatre Playwright Residency, and was featured in the 2017 Chicago Theatre Marathon. Sarah has won the White-Howells English Prize for Drama and the Margaret W. Baker Prize for Fiction.