Becoming a Man

photo by Maximillian Lockets

"Becoming a Man is a
roller coaster ride through your heart, your soul, and your genitals.
Scott Turner Schofield
is one of my favorite performing artists, and I can't wait to see this daring young man step out onto the stage with this one."
- Kate Bornstein

In "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps," the audience is as important as the performer. Invited into the world of a childhood fort, where secrets become stories and every story has time to be told, the audience picks which of 127 autobiographical stories they want to hear in this "Choose Your Own Adventure" solo play. Of course they can't hear all 127....

The stories focus on Schofield's transition from female to male, exploring his origins, childhood, and young life as a transgender person; Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking in their frank emotional honesty, these wildly original theatrical performances last from 30 seconds to five minutes and give audiences a view into the many parts of a person that make up the whole.

127counting
photo by Elliat Graney-Sauke

127menminnie
photo by Elliat Graney-Sauke

 

In creating his third professional work, Schofield challenged his own aesthetic to grow as a performer. He undertook aerial acrobatics on fabric to add a physical dimension to his storytelling, setting it apart from "talking head" solo theater. The eerie anti-gravity beauty of this movement form, combined with video projections and the enclosed physical space of the fort create a breathtaking intimacy that is risky,personal, and brimming with possibility.

 

WARNING: contains nudity, free will, and sometimes smoking.
in 127 EASY Steps

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