Women who want more than love of men. Women with objectives that go beyond their heart, that are about survival, that lead them to fight epic fights.
I am in rehearsals right now for the upcoming production of Port Out Starboard Home by foolsFURY, and whenever I am acting it leads to me to think that much more about the plays I am writing. It leads me to look at my characters and think, "Would I want to play you? Would you be worth coming into rehearsal every day?" I suppose I want my plays to feel like Thanksgiving meals-for both actors and designers. I want mouths to water, guts to be filled, and satisfaction so deep that a vacation is needed.
And I want those stories to be about bad ass women. Cause that is what I want to play (even though I never want to act in my own plays) and right now it's what I want to see. I want women who make me want to jump out of my seat, in either horror or glee, because they are fighting.
And speaking of bad ass women, I have just discovered Wanda Jackson. Why it has taken me so long to discover her, I don't know. It feels like a crime.
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