Strap-on, Chigago Premiere

Strap-On a new play about gender confusion, sexual consent and prosthetic genitalia. Devised and written by Jeff Mills, Madelyn Robinson and Erica Flor. Directed by Jeff Mills. Strap-On is an original play that explores the true story of Gayle Newland, a university student from Chester, England, who in November of 2015 was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual assault. The plaintiff in the case claims that she did not know that her “boyfriend” of two years was actually a woman (Ms. Newland) and presses criminal charges of gender fraud and sexual assault. The defendant claims that both parties were aware of her true gender, that the creation of the "boyfriend" character was a role-play and that the use of a strap-on dildo was always consensual. Is it possible that the plaintiff could have been fooled for two years? If so, how did the defendant pull off this elaborate con? Or did the plaintiff actually know the truth all along and consent to having penetrative sex with her female lover wearing a strap-on? Will an innocent woman’s life be ruined simply because the plaintiff can’t admit she is gay? Who is telling the truth? These questions and many more are wrestled with as our brave young actors play out the many possible scenarios.

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