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Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties

By Jen Silverman
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
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Collective Rage follows five very different women named Betty in New York who come together to rehearse a reimagined version of the play within A Midsummer Night’s Dream. As they connect through anger, sex, and theatre, they challenge stereotypes and confront their frustrations with humor and raucous comedy, transforming each other in the process. The play blends cabaret and female drag influences, delivering an energetic, feminist, and queer performance that shatters traditional femininity.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary feminist and queer theatre, lovers of cabaret and drag culture, and those who enjoy sharp, comedic explorations of identity and gender. Suitable for mature audiences.

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Collective Rage is an outrageous comedy that packs the punch to shatter lacquered femininity into a thousand glittering pieces. Strongly influenced by cabaret and female drag, this exquisite rejection of shame and stereotype will punch you in the gut, break your heart and then take you dancing.

A contemporary feminist play about anger, sex and theat-ah from American playwright Jen Silverman.

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In Collective Rage, the lives of five very different New York women named Betty collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and “theat-ah.” As they meet, fall in love, rehearse, revel, and rage, they realise that they’ve been stuck reading the same scripts for far too long.

They all come from different backgrounds and are bored or angry about different things, but the Bettys—each one numbered 1-5—come together to rehearse a new version of Pyramus and Thisbe, the play within a play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. What follows are discoveries, transformations, and raucous comedy.

Hitting the ring with an electrifying soundtrack, looks to kill, and spectacular routines, this outrageous comedy packs the punch to shatter lacquered femininity into a thousand glittering pieces. Strongly influenced by cabaret and female drag, this exquisite rejection of shame and stereotype will punch you in the gut, break your heart, and then take you dancing.

Collective Rage had its UK premiere at the Southwark Playhouse.

Series: Oberon Modern Plays

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Described as beautifully absurd, extremely funny, and unapologetically feminist and queer, this play resonates strongly with audiences seeking bold, cutting-edge theatre. The Stage praises its unique blend of humour and fearless themes.

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ISBN: 9781786824257

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 January 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 136

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Jen Silverman LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction Series: Oberon Modern Plays

About the Author

Jen Silverman is a New York based writer. Born in the U.S., she was raised across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Her theatre work includes The Moors, The Roommate, and Phoebe in Winter.

She is a two-time MacDowell fellow, recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant, the Helen Merrill Award, an LMCC Fellowship, and the Yale Drama Series Award.

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