
Realistic
Androgyne
androgyne is a love story between best friends, one of who is homophobic -- di'biyoung anitafrika

Viola Davis Desmond (July 6, 1914-1965) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was an African- Canadian who ran her own beauty parlor and beauty college in Halifax. She has been referred to as a Canadian version of Rosa Parks. Desmond’s story was one of the most publicized incidents of racial discrimination in Nova Scotian and Canadian history. On November 8, 1946, Viola Desmond refused to sit in the balcony designated exclusively for blacks in a New Glasgow theatre. Instead she took her seat on the ground floor where only white people were allowed to sit. After being forcibly removed from the theatre and arrested, Desmond was eventually found guilty of not paying the one-cent difference in tax on the balcony ticket from the main floor ticket.
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2012, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
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Playwrights Guild of Canada
Digital Script
The role of Viola Desmond needs to be performed by a female actor of African Canadian ethnicity. Irene needs to be performed by a Caucasian female actor. The male characters can be performed by one male Caucasian actor.
The role of Viola Desmond needs to be performed by a female actor of African Canadian ethnicity. Irene needs to be performed by a Caucasian female actor. The male characters can be performed by one male Caucasian actor.

Realistic
androgyne is a love story between best friends, one of who is homophobic -- di'biyoung anitafrika

Stylized
Based on a true story, the play explores a young teen's experience as a rape victim. It is a testament to the resilience and triumph of the human spirit and its ability to transcend even the most horrible and terrifying of circumstances.