The Franny Chicago Play

LGBTQ plays

This production from Radio Free Women is an interview with Judith Katz, playwright, and Betsy Toth, director, of the Franny Chicago Play. The play revolves around the suicide of Franny Chicago, a lesbian who lives with her partner and a roommate, who is also a lesbian. Katz and Toth speak about the struggle of accurately portraying lesbian life while not turning it into a spectacle. In addition, they talk about the importance of feminist representation in theater.

Radio Free Women

Feminist Radio Network

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English

LC053

Judith Katz
Betsy Toth

1/4 inch audio tape

00:31:01