National Playwrights Conference - Horsegirl and Cowdaddy

By DJ Hills

Horsegirl, a trans woman in her thirties, lives a life of routine alongside her father, Cowdaddy. But when her new love, Bethel, tries to transform her into the thing Bethyl thinks she should be, Horsegirl must finally decide for herself what a happy life looks like.

DJ Hills (they/them) is a cross-genre writer for the page, stage, and screen. Their plays have been developed or produced at the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, University of California Los Angeles (I SWEAR TO GOD), Carnegie Mellon University (Adult Things), and Single Carrot Theatre (we broke up). Their play, TRUNK BRIEF JOCK THONG, was shortlisted for the 2023 Yale Drama Series. DJ's short plays …in daylight and big and small were part of Theater Masters TAKE TEN in 2022 and 2023, and subsequently published by Concord Theatricals. Fellowships and residencies include the Substratum writing residency, the Kratz Fellowship for Creative Writing, and the Horticulture Playwrights Workshop. Their poetry chapbook, Leaving Earth, was published by Split Rock Press. Additional writing recently appeared in The Worcester Review, The Thalweg, and SmokeLong Quarterly. DJ was proudly born and raised in the shadow of the Appalachians. They currently live in Los Angeles. Connect with them online at www.dj-hills.com.

Location: Dina Merrill Theater - indoors.

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