Wasp

In a town ruled by a shadowy cult, outliers Wasp and Janey nurture a dwindling community of queer resistance. Faced with social isolation and medical barriers, they remain determined to make things work and defend their home. Meanwhile, the Prophet’s daughters grapple with their own sense of home. True-believer Caroline anticipates a lavish future in the cult, but Rachel pushes back at its narrow-minded structures. When birth control is banned and Wasp’s ex-boyfriend Isaac turns up with a suspiciously generous offer, all of their lives are thrown into disarray. Suddenly the clock is ticking, and the cult is closing in. Who can they trust? And who’s in on the game? An electrifying exploration of body autonomy and reproductive rights, Wasp will leave you ready to fight.

• Commissioned by Nightswimming’s 5X25 program, and first performed in part at the 2019 Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto.
• Wasp is about trans people trying to defy impossible odds just to live their lives.
• After a production was cancelled due to COVID-19, Wasp has been in development as a podcast.