Laure by Mya Ison
Laure 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.
Development history:
NYTW, Mondays @3 Reading (2023)
The Tank, Workshop/Staged Reading (2023)
Boston University, Workshop Production (2021)
Awards/accolades:
Lanford Wilson New Play Festival 2026 Finalist
O’Neill Playwrights Conference 2024 Semi-Finalist
Bay Area Playwright’s Festival 2023 Finalist