Georgia and the Butch
The play’s title, "Georgia and the Butch," is fitting. Only O’Keefe is named, while Maria Chabot is simply “the butch,” reflecting both how she devoted herself to O’Keefe completely (to the point of neglecting herself) but also the way she’s often written out of O’Keefe’s biography. Gage brings Chabot to the center of the narrative. By nature of the play’s format, the audience is deliberately not privy to the pair’s private moments. Instead, we are left to ponder their time apart. [more]
