Zandra Paxton
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Synopsis
Zandra Paxton (she/her) is a proudly Disabled and hard of hearing multidisciplinary theater maker based in New York City. Paxton primarily focuses on creating work by and for the Disabled community. Her personal brand consists of melodrama, comedy, and a dash of sexy. Living in the realm of autofiction, her work confronting the fact that in order to see anyone like herself represented on the stage, she has to write those roles into existence. As a writer, she is interested in the ways our perceptions hold the power to actively warp our reality. She explores this phenomenon most notably in the domestic and mundane—the spaces often overlooked—and how these places bring forward the ability to mold our own perspectives.
Acting
In This Moment
“In This Moment” is the story of a transwoman named Love, who is polyamorous and trying to navigate the world around her identities by coming to terms with how she deserves and needs to be loved in a world where her existence is an act of protest. “In This Moment" teaches us that love is like the ocean. It is different in every pattern and location it exists.
