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This play has an Iguana for a Protagonist by Liz Dooley

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This play has an Iguana for a Protagonist by Liz Dooley In the aftermath of a massive miscommunication about biology, iguana Arthur comes to the conclusion that his best friend, a human named Mari, must be dying. He makes up his mind to take the most “noble” course of action—whether Mari likes it or not. Part madcap comedy, part menstrual health PSA.   The play with an Iguana has a Sequel by Liz Dooley Since the last… adventure, Arthur the iguana has done everything in his power to research human biology so he doesn’t make any more big mistakes. Armed with his newfound information, he sets out to protect Mari from a new threat: himself. But was she ever really in danger? And is she actually any safer now? Part madcap comedy, part menstrual health PSA—part two.   Followed by a talkback with the cast and writer   Directed by Monica Cross Produced by A. J. Campbell, Quarantine Players   Cast Voice of Iguana:  Scott Sickles The puppeteer is Clayton Bauldree Elizabeth Rossen as Mari Draper Harris as Jeff Stage Direction:  Gayle Grimes   About Liz Dooley Liz Dooley is an asexual- and female-identifying theatre artist based in Atlanta. Her Young Adult Play, FIDGET AND TILDY, has been featured at Synchronicity Theatre through Working Title Playwright’s First Light Series, and her work (WHEREVER) has been featured at Actor’s Express as part of the One-Minute Play Festival. In addition, her short play THIS PLAY HAS AN IGUANA FOR A PROTAGONIST has been produced across the country, including through Quarantine Players and as part of Iowa State University’s Undergrad Director Showcase. She is an active member of Working Title Playwrights and a founding member of the Cultivators, an Atlanta-based new-work development organization for theatre and film. Liz graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014 with a dual major BA in Theatre Arts and Psychology. She studied as a playwriting apprentice at Horizon Theatre during the 2014-2015 season, under Addae Moon. https://newplayexchange.org/users/28626/liz-dooley About the Quarantine Players   Website   https://quarantineplayers.org/ Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/qplayers Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/QuarantinePl... Twitter:    https://twitter.com/q_players Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/quarantinep... Amazon Fire TV APP: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VJHBT8W/ We can all sit around and list off the problems with modern theater so I won’t bore you with a recitation of facts we all largely agree upon. The Quarantine Players are a scrappy theater start-up that is in a position to break all the rules. We were told we can’t put out new work all the time. Yes, we can you just have to treat playwrights like they matter, make them part of the process, and value our input.  We are your source for new plays from amazing playwrights. Each week we choose a new play to read for you. We are different because we involve the playwright in every step of the process. Most of our writers will attend all the rehearsals and provide feedback along the way. We don't just honor playwrights by waiting till their work goes into the Public domain so we don't have to pay them. We prefer our playwrights to still have their pulse.

This play has an Iguana for a Protagonist by Liz Dooley In the aftermath of a massive miscommunication about biology, iguana Arthur comes to the conclusion that his best friend, a human named Mari, must be dying. He makes up his mind to take the most “noble” course of action—whether Mari likes it or not. Part madcap comedy, part menstrual health PSA.   The play with an Iguana has a Sequel by Liz Dooley Since the last… adventure, Arthur the iguana has done everything in his power to research human biology so he doesn’t make any more big mistakes. Armed with his newfound information, he sets out to protect Mari from a new threat: himself. But was she ever really in danger? And is she actually any safer now? Part madcap comedy, part menstrual health PSA—part two.   Followed by a talkback with the cast and writer   Directed by Monica Cross Produced by A. J. Campbell, Quarantine Players   Cast Voice of Iguana:  Scott Sickles The puppeteer is Clayton Bauldree Elizabeth Rossen as Mari Draper Harris as Jeff Stage Direction:  Gayle Grimes   About Liz Dooley Liz Dooley is an asexual- and female-identifying theatre artist based in Atlanta. Her Young Adult Play, FIDGET AND TILDY, has been featured at Synchronicity Theatre through Working Title Playwright’s First Light Series, and her work (WHEREVER) has been featured at Actor’s Express as part of the One-Minute Play Festival. In addition, her short play THIS PLAY HAS AN IGUANA FOR A PROTAGONIST has been produced across the country, including through Quarantine Players and as part of Iowa State University’s Undergrad Director Showcase. She is an active member of Working Title Playwrights and a founding member of the Cultivators, an Atlanta-based new-work development organization for theatre and film. Liz graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014 with a dual major BA in Theatre Arts and Psychology. She studied as a playwriting apprentice at Horizon Theatre during the 2014-2015 season, under Addae Moon. https://newplayexchange.org/users/28626/liz-dooley About the Quarantine Players   Website   https://quarantineplayers.org/ Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/qplayers Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/QuarantinePl... Twitter:    https://twitter.com/q_players Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/quarantinep... Amazon Fire TV APP: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VJHBT8W/ We can all sit around and list off the problems with modern theater so I won’t bore you with a recitation of facts we all largely agree upon. The Quarantine Players are a scrappy theater start-up that is in a position to break all the rules. We were told we can’t put out new work all the time. Yes, we can you just have to treat playwrights like they matter, make them part of the process, and value our input.  We are your source for new plays from amazing playwrights. Each week we choose a new play to read for you. We are different because we involve the playwright in every step of the process. Most of our writers will attend all the rehearsals and provide feedback along the way. We don't just honor playwrights by waiting till their work goes into the Public domain so we don't have to pay them. We prefer our playwrights to still have their pulse.

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