Fri, Apr 25
|Highways
Safe Sane Consensual
An accidental death leads to turmoil and tragedy in the 90s lesbian leather scene of San Francisco. When BDSM play between lovers Len & Amanda goes awry, Len plummets down a deep spiral of memories to the brink of all her darkest truths. Will she come undone? Co-presented by Bayla Travis + SORORITY.
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2025, 7:00 PM
Highways, 1651 18th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
About The Event
Set in 1990s San Francisco, Safe Sane Consensual is a drama exploring a tragic BDSM scene gone wrong. Len (short for Helen), a working-class butch, accidentally causes the death of her privileged femme lover, Amanda. The fallout pushes Len’s sanity and fractures her kink community. The play moves fluidly through time, weaving Len’s difficult childhood with her and Amanda’s love story. This work honors the often-overlooked leather women who shaped queer culture.
THIS IS A NEW PLAY WORKSHOP AND STAGED READING FEATURING AN AUDIENCE TALKBACK WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT AFTER EACH SHOW. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION!
Content Warning: Kink/BDSM, accidental death, mental illness, self-harm, suicidal ideation, forced feminization. Recommended for ages 18+.
CREATIVE TEAM
BAYLA TRAVIS (Playwright) (she/her) grew up working class in the Southern U.S. before attending Barnard College. After earning an MFA in playwriting in San Francisco, she became editor of On Our Backs, a groundbreaking lesbian sex magazine. Her internationally produced plays explore desire, trauma, and healing.
CARLY DW BONES (Director) (they/she) is a theatre witch, director, intimacy coordinator, and sex educator specializing in trauma-sensitive performance. Their directing credits include Coin & Ghost, The Echo, EST LA, Hollywood Fringe, and more. They have worked extensively in professional theatre, university programs, and indie film as an intimacy director.
GINA YOUNG (Producer) (she/they) is an award-winning playwright (Jane Chambers Award, Humanitas/PLAY LA Prize), songwriter (1M+ Spotify streams), and director. Founder of SORORITY, a queer feminist performance salon, Gina has presented work at MOCA, The Hammer Museum, and more. Visit ginayoung.com or @ginagenius on Instagram.
CAST
Lindsay Coryne (LEN) – Orange is the New Black alum and national drag king champion. Lillie Silva-Muir (AMANDA) (she/her) – Trained at UCLA & British American Drama Academy, co-founder of Sana Sana Productions. Jordan Villegas (ENSEMBLE A) (she/her) – Actress/writer with credits at Theatricum Botanicum, SoHo Playhouse, and Inkwell Theatre. Ace Taylor (ENSEMBLE B) (they/them) – LA-based actor, writer, and content creator. Festival-screened filmmaker, Twitch streamer. @aceofthedeadx
Zoe Yale (ENSEMBLE C) (they/he) – Transmasc nonbinary actor, writer, filmmaker, and clown. @mx.zoe.yale
Tickets
General Admission
From $20.00 to $50.00- $20.00+$0.50 ticket service fee
- $30.00+$0.75 ticket service fee
- $50.00+$1.25 ticket service fee
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