"America's Favorite Feminist"
The year is 2036, and the nation is captivated by the final episode of the groundbreaking reality series, America’s Favorite Feminist.
After a season defined by strategy, only two contestants remain: Minnie and Elizabeth. Their journey to the top has been made possible by their powerful alliance, one that has carried them through every challenge and controversy. But now, with a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on the line, their loyalty will be put to the ultimate test.
As the final challenge looms, the question is no longer just who has what it takes to lead– but whether friendship can survive when ambition takes center stage.
America’s Favorite Feminist isn’t just a competition. It’s a reflection of a new political era, where ideals, identity, and influence collide in front of a national audience. Who will win the vote, and who will win the hearts of America?
About the playwright:
Keenya J. Jackson is an award-winning Philadelphia playwright and author whose work explores bold, authentic stories rooted in the Black community. Her play The Return of the Shogun was a 2023 Bay Area Playwrights Festival Semi-finalist, and Botanicals or Giving It to God was a 2022 Terrence McNally Award Finalist, with virtual productions by Detroit Public Theatre and the Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival.
Her plays have been produced and read across the U.S., including at Simpatico Theatre, Cape May Stage, Footlighters Theatre, and the Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival. Keenya is a co-founder of Jouska PlayWorks and the New Play Reading Series at Media Arts Council, a graduate of The Foundry at PlayPenn, and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
She also writes for young adult audiences and co-authored the YA novel Much Ado About Something.
More at: newplayexchange.org/users/5629/keenya-jackson
The "event is unique in that it is a hybrid between a typical staged reading and a full production. There will be a short 1-2 week rehearsal process of only four rehearsals per piece that concludes with performances for the public at the end. In addition, all plays will be assigned a costume and set designer who will come up with design concepts for the plays and a director who will come up with a complete vision for the piece, as if they were being entirely produced. These designs for sets and costumes will be shared with the audience in the form of lobby displays (this can look like costume design sketches, set models, electronic renderings, etc)," (The Voice of Black Cincinnati).
