MANYWHERE Stories

This powerful collection of nine short stories about Southern queer and genderqueer characters engages listeners through emotionally attuned performances. The stories are rich explorations of identity and community. In “Lightning Man,” Krystal Hammond gives a soft drawl to a young photographer who travels to Ellis Island after discovering a revelatory photograph. In “The Daring Life of Philippa Cook the Rogue,” Emily Lawrence smoothly alternates between a modern-day American actor and an indentured English servant in the American Colonies. In “Manywhere,” MW Cartozian Wilson’s assured performance invites listeners in when a narrator who is caring for their father brings a woman home to meet him. The complexity of experiences evoked by all the performers creates a quietly compelling production. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2022]