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Tenderness by Nelle Tankus

ABOUT THE PLAY

In the near future, young popstar and fascist Limes has cornered the global market on snuff films at the dawn of a new swine flu pandemic. The gnarliest death gets the highest payout, and in exchange the deceased’s family is cared for indefinitely. The Girls have fallen into Limes’s trap, and their situation is becoming more dire than it already was. But when eating the rich doesn't pay the bills, they must find new ways to outsmart their enemy.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Nelle Tankus (she/her) is a playwright & performer whose work explores queerness, the absurd, and metamorphosis. Her full-length work has been seen in Seattle at 12th Avenue Arts (The Untitled Play About Art School, dir. L. Nicol Cabe), The Umbrella Project (Slack Water, dir. QuiQui Dominguez), and Parley Productions (Yom Kippur, dir. Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth). Her shorter works have been seen most recently at 12 Minutes Max, Parley, and MirrorStage. She loves grindcore, black licorice, and diet Dr. Pepper. She is based in Seattle.

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