alison fradkin, writer

Scriptly speaking, allison fradkin delights in applying her women's & gender studies education, courtesy of SUNY -purchase, to the creation of satirically scintillating stories that (sur)pass the bechdel test and enlist their characters in a caricature of the idiocies and intricacies of insidious isms. In new york, her work has been presented by clutch productions, ring of keys, new shokan kitchen island project, triangle rainbow theater, the tank, the playground experiment, undiscovered countries, paper kraine productions, and brazen-faced varlets. In the 2022-2023 theatre season, her full-length lesbian-feminist musical tribute to the golden girls will debut in michigan and arizona. An enthusiast of inclusivity and accessibility, fradkin freelances for her hometown of Chicago as literary manager of violet surprise theatre, curating new works by queer writers; and as dramatist for special gifts theatre, adapting scripts for actors of all abilities. allison's auxiliary activities include vintage shopping, volunteering, and tending to her thespian tendencies.