Laure by Mya Ison
Laure (Bay Area Playwright’s Festival Finalist) is a play in response to the painting “Olympia” by Manet (1865), imagining that the Black model, Laure, was not erased from the archive. By adapting themes from the “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde (1890), this play creates a three-dimensional world through its four characters, and engages with agency, gaze, and the power of the erotic.
Click below to read the most recent draft!
Production History:
Staged Reading (Summer 2023): Directed by Genevieve Juras & Julian X at The Tank NYC
Workshop Production (Fall 2021): Directed by Genevieve Juras & Dramaturgy by Edward Sturm at Boston University. Production photos below!
New Play Workshop/Reading (Spring 2021): Directed by Noah Putterman & Dramaturgy by Mckayla Witt at Boston University
