Sex in the Age of Purity (one-act)

A teen girl navigates her first relationship while growing up during the Purity movement. Set in the mid-2000s, Evangelical Christian beliefs about 'purity' and 'abstinence' come up against issues of abuse and consent.

Read by Chicago Playwrights Collective May 2018.

”This is a powerful play. I am a professor at a Christian university and some of my students came across this piece while doing a project on purity culture. There are too many fantastic moments throughout this play that I could not highlight them all. Instead, I highly suggest everyone read it. It is a perfect portrayal of those who have experienced "crotch-centered Christianity" and were guided away from "Christ-centered Christianity".

I think this play is appropriate for those younger than 18 as well, Bish. I believe youth under 18 need to be educated through theatre such as this.”

-Becky MacDormand, professor at Trinity Western University