The Female Genius - play series
6 Episodes
The full-length version of "The Disciple," featuring Ayn Rand is available in our Teleplays Collection.
Emily Dickinson verbally abuses her caring sister for misinterpreting "her shit," Mary Shelley procrastinates on writing Frankenstein by trying to seduce Lord Byron, JK Rowling can't pay the babysitter, Ayn Rand encourages a young acolyte to assault her, and Zora Neale Hurston’s pro-segregation speech upends white expectations.
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08:27Episode 11. Mary Shelley - "It's Alive"
Episode 1
Mary procrastinates writing her monster story by sneaking into her friend Lord Byron's bedroom and proposing they make love instead.
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2. Emily Dickinson - "The Bitch of Amherst"
Episode 2
Lavinia Dickinson attempts to get her sister Emily to come downstairs for once, to visit an old suitor who never published her poetry.
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06:54Episode 33. Gertrude Stein - "A Rose is a Rose"
Episode 3
Gertrude Stein's partner, Alice, has a grievance.
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06:21Episode 44. Ayn Rand - "The Disciple"
Episode 4
Ayn Rand tests a young acolyte's understanding of her philosophy.
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5. Zora Neale Hurston - "Separate But Equal"
Episode 5
Zora is visited by a white man asking to see the pro-segregation speech she's written for his organization, as Brown vs. Board of Ed heads to the Supreme Court.
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06:40Episode 66. JK Rowling - "Joanne"
Episode 6
Scotland, 1994. Joanne tries to get a moment to herself to write, but the babysitter isn't cooperating.
Starring Meghan E. Jones as Joanne
and Krysten Wagner as Kirsty -
The Female Genius by Rachel Carey (script)
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The script to "The Female Genius," by Rachel Carey. Includes "Fairy Stories," an extra episode only in the live production.
