Plays by Rachel Lynett

First, we're going to laugh. Then we're going to talk.

Rachel Lynett's plays explore race, gender, and how our various identities help us define the collective "American" identity. Her darkly comedic plays attempt to hold a mirror up to audiences and challenge them to move towards productive social justice.

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Well Intentioned White People

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After an attack influenced by her race, Cass wants to just forget about it and move on with her life but her (white) roommate and the dean of the university push her to "make an example of it." Suddenly Cass is roped into planning "diversity day" and trying to convince her roommate not to plan a sit-in. 

Abortion Road Trip

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Lexa and her sister, Minnie, take a cab from Texas to New Mexico so Lexa can get an abortion. Along the way, Lexa and Minne grapple with all the things they carry with them and the weight of their decisions. 

Good Bad People

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After Amiri is shot by a police officer, his mother, Miriam, and sister, Audre, refuse to make any public appearances and instead want to grieve in peace (and in silence). But when June comes back into town from Michigan she's determined to get justice for her younger brother and for her family, without or without their help or consent.

He Did It

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Lex, Ada, and Jefferson created a TV series together that is about to be greenlit by a major production company. They're about to get everything they ever wanted. Except that Jefferson has been recently accused of violent crimes that Ada and Lex both know he did. Ada wants to move forward but Lex isn't sure. What's more important: Sucess or ending a vicious cycle at the cost of her career?

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Full drafts of Rachel Lynett's plays are also available on the New Play Exchange.