Insertion by Sarah Groustra

Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Maisie has finally landed an apprenticeship at the prestigious Red Key Publishing House, with the acclaimed fiction writer Gilda Tarrington assigned as her mentor. But posh, ancient Gilda has a secret: she’s really the mind behind the famous pseudonym of an erotic paperback empire, and she believes Maisie has the potential to be her successor. Determined not to lose her first major writing opportunity, Maisie sets out to learn everything she can about sex in a series of hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming escapades.

INSERTION won the 2022 New Comedies Festival at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, CA, and was performed on their mainstage the following summer. Read a review here!

INSERTION is playing at the Connelly Theater Upstairs April 17th to April 21st as part of "Fanfic, Fandom, & Forbidden Pleasure: A Romance Festival."

About FANFIC, FANDOM, & FORBIDDEN PLEASURE: A ROMANCE FESTIVAL

Some genres are relegated to "non-literary" status, living as guilty pleasures, frivolous and derivative. And, of course, across the board, most of these works are written by women. This year, fishmarket theatre co., a group of interdisciplinary, clown-trained, NYC-based theatre artists are collaborating with “Pod & Prejudice” on a festival shamelessly toasting lady literature, counter-cultural self-publication, fanfiction, smut, and everything in between with play readings, podcast shows, and a few other surprises. Learn more.

About FISHMARKET THEATRE CO.

fishmarket theatre co. is an NYC-based circus-raised, physical-theatre-based group celebrating reimagined, innovative storytelling. From creating installation-art Shakespeare to developing fanfiction-inspired dark comedies, fishmarket focuses on dimensional, interdisciplinary work with collaborative storytelling at its center. We bring shows outside of traditional venues, into spaces where they can converse with geography and community and revel in the playful, imaginative, and fully-embodied. Follow our dreams + schemes at fishmarkettheatre.com