Charm

by Philip Dawkins

Genres: Plays

92 pages, Unknown Binding

About the author

Mr. Dawkins' work includes the world premiere of Miss Marx: or the Involuntary Side Effect of Living (Strawdog Theatre), which won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work, as well as recent critically-acclaimed plays The Homosexuals and Failure: A Love Story, which both also received Joseph Jefferson Nominations for New Work after their world premieres with About Face Theatre (2011) and Victory Gardens Theater (2012) respectively. His plays for young folks are published through Playscripts, Inc. A graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, Mr. Dawkins is an Artistic Associate of About Face Theatre, an Ensemble Playwright at Victory Gardens, and a founding member of Chicago Opera Vanguard. Mr. Dawkins teaches playwriting at Northwestern University, his alma mater Loyola University Chicago, and through the Victory Gardens ACCESS Program for writers with disabilities. He also teaches Kung Fu to little Chicago kids through Rising Phoenix Kung Fu. Hi-Yah!

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5. rounded down.

This unusual play, based on a true story, has lots of honesty, humor, grit ... and yes, charm. It is to be celebrated that the playwright has created a plethora of well-rounded characters of differing genders, ethnicities, and identities - and that most of the cast is comprised of trans individuals (which MIGHT make it hard to cast, but am sure would be worth the effort).

[Liz Farrow]

Interesting intergenerational conversations about gender identity and expression.

Appreciated representation of Chicago’s Center on Halsted programming and community.

[Nick K · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful little lgbtqa+ fairy tale.

[Fabius Bascon III · Rating 4 out of 5]

severe slay, aural landscapes, messy characters, lots of heart

[Manon Scart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard read for sure which lead to me only getting invested in the story and the characters after the halfway point but still a beautiful tale of human connection, community and chosen family.