Boy by Anna Ziegler

Opening Night Feb 23, 2016

Closing Apr 09, 2016

The Clurman Theatre

Inspired by a true story. Anna Ziegler’s Boy explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold. The play is inspired by the true story of David Peter Reimer, whose genitalia were mutilated during a botched medical circumcision when he was an infant. His parents consulted John Money, a specialist in gender identity, who believed that gender was determined more by nurture than nature and encouraged them to raise David as a girl.

Rebecca Rittenhouse and Bobby Steggert in “Boy,” at the Clurman Theater. CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times

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