GARTERS: A Queer Immersive Romantasy Play
Event description
GARTERS
Written by Natalie Zutter - Directed by Blake Hood
Once, two girls disguised themselves as boys to train to become knights. Seven years later, an unconventional knight and a worldly whore fallen on hard times meet at a brothel in the middle of nowhere and embark on an epic quest. Inspired by the works of Tamora Pierce and Jacqueline Carey, Garters is an epic fantasy play about the limited roles available to women and nonbinary folks in quest stories, and what happens when they don’t get to be the hero but don’t want to be the damsel.
Experience an evocative theatrical journey exploring themes of romance, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ representation, thoughtfully crafted for mature audiences aged 18 and older.
This production is Rated R due to sexual content. Viewer discretion is advised.
About the Playwright
Natalie Zutter is a playwright, audio dramatist, and pop culture writer living in Brooklyn. Her plays have been developed/performed at The Brick’s Comic Book Theater Festival, Otherworld Theatre Company, The Tank, Caps Lock Theatre’s Sex With Robots Festival, The Navigators’ Lift-Off Festival, Quantum Dragon Theatre’s The Forge, Joust Theatre Company’s Writers’ Round Table, and DVRF’s Playwrights Program Roundtable Series, among others. She has been a resident artist with the Amtrak Residency, Fresh Ground Pepper’s BRB Retreat, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. Her radio plays Not Your (Final) Girl and Proxies can be found on Apple Podcasts as part of Distilled Theatre Company’s dtc radio.
BA, NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study (concentration in Serialized Storytelling and Internet Culture). Member, Dramatists Guild and EMG Playwriting Workshop. Natalie’s nonfiction writing can be found on Tor.com, Den of Geek, and elsewhere. Find her online @nataliezutter and on the New Play Exchange.