MISF Shorts: Saturday, October 10, 2020
1:30 – 2:45pm PT
My First Boss
Written and Performed by Mercilee Jenkins
Directed by Heather Arnett
San Francisco, CA, USA
A woman faces her #metoo moment with honesty, humor and a hula hoop revealing the influence gender violence has had on her life. She arrives in New York City in the 1970’s to realize her ambitions to be something other than a secretary, and ends up with a good job but a lecherous boss. She comes back thirty years later for an unexpected reckoning that changes her understanding of herself.
About the Artist
Mercilee Jenkins is an award winning playwright, performance artist and poet. Her poem, “Peonies in a Pandemic” was published in the San Francisco Chronicle (July ‘20). She performed with Cat Call Choir in Nevertheless at CounterPulse in 2018. She is a 2014 winner of Poets Eleven, San Francisco’s citywide poetry contest. Her one act play, Winning, is included in Best American Short Plays (2014-’15). Her short story, “The Day Mel Tormé Died” is anthologized in, Sisters Born, Sisters Found. She has performed solo pieces and presented plays at the 3Girls Theatre New Works Festivals, Stage Works, San Francisco Theatre Festivals, Lit Crawl and The Marsh.
As recommended by the performer
Age recommendation: 15+
Trigger Warnings: Content includes sexual violence
Run time: 17 minutes