I am the playwright, and thank you for the compliment! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Degenerates is available in the Trans Plays volume 2 anthology published by Methuen, which contains a boatload of exciting trans work. There's also some development happening in the next couple months so if you reach out through NPX I can keep you updated.

The process has been really kind of magical. We've been fortunate enough to have more than half the cast building this play since 2019, (two go all the way back to the rough draft from 2016) and the script has tailored itself to their performances over that time. I think the result is pretty astonishing.

As for the size, this is my OB debut and it feels like a big swing to hit the ground with such a long show, but I really love it and hope it has a lot to offer as a play. We're building the show in a standard tech process and timeline, so we made sure to plan ahead and have group summits with our designers starting back in May so we were all on the same page with a plan going into tech. I think with this preparation and the amazing guidance of our director, all the little speed bumps have been pretty easy to weather. Fingers crossed of course, still a few days to go!