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The Edge of My Knife
Jaylen Taylor Cooper & Stella Bott
Shingleton Dance Space
4PM

The Edge of My Knife is an a cappella musical in the golden age of piracy. It follows the long generational feud between the Clarsett Crew and Sephiran Crew and their fight for territory expansion. The leader of the Clarsett Crew is Johanna Hastings, a young, lively lady who takes the seas by storm. Evangeline Dukes is the Sephrian captain’s daughter who takes her ‘temporary captain’ role very seriously. She’s determined to put an end to the feud and take down the Clarsetts completely. Nothing will hold her back. The Edge of My Knife opens discussion about how our society treats queer woman and their awareness of their own sexuality. The a cappella aspect represents giving these woman their own voices to tell their own stories. Queer women don’t owe you masculinity. Queer women don’t owe you a show to watch. Queer women don’t owe you an explanation. As a queer woman myself, I want to talk about this. That’s why I wrote The Edge of My Knife.

Approximate Run Time

15–20 minutes


COLLABORATORS
Production Team

Jaylen Taylor Cooper, writer, director
Stella Bott, composer, music supervision
Jessica Materazzo, stage management, writer
Rosaline Satine, costume design, hair & makeup, intimacy coordinator
Naomi Tenebrae Rouner, choreographer
Rhys Utterback, lighting designer
Jessica Endrick, properties manager
Carter Perryman, rehearsal pianist

Cast

Savannah Stephens, Johanna
Riah Lubansky, Evangeline
Kaylee Wisner, Dena
Auguste Thielemann, Tricky
Nicholas Grzywacz, Rush
Naomi Tenebrae Rouner, Nine, Dena u/s
Christopher Seeger, Tumble, Rush u/s
Aislin Given, Ensemble, Johanna u/s
Laney Norberg, Ensemble, Evangeline u/s
Quinlan King, Ensemble, Tricky u/s
Anthony Villanova, Ensemble, Tumble u/s
Megan Griffin-Ferry, Ensemble, Nine u/s