As the play begins Helen and John gaze proudly at their new offspring, too polite to check its sex and a bit disappointed that it doesn't speak English. SO they decide that the child is a girl and name it Daisy-which leads to all manner of future emotional and personality problems when it turns out that daisy is actually a boy. Thereafter, in a series of brilliantly theatrical and wildly hilarious scenes, the safe of Daisy's struggle to establish his identity continues, despite his parents' growing obliviousness. At the outset there is a nanny nanny who gives him lethal toy to play with; then the small problem of Daisy's penchant, as a toddler, for throwing himself in front of buses; then his bizarre problems in school; and, finally, the sessions with his analyst which enable him, at last, to accept his maleness and stop wearing dresses. In the end the play comes full circles as the former Daisy and his young bride fondly regard their own baby-forgiving of the past but determined not to repeat its calamitous mistakes.
Playwright: Christopher Durang
Venue: Columbia Theatre Studio
Date: April 2021
Director: Carla Cortina
Stage Manager: Shelby Grantham
Costume Design: DeJuan James
Scenic Design: Carla Cortina
Light Design: Kaylee Bech
Sound Design: Amy Achneida
Role: Daisy
