Lorae Parry


Lorae Ann Parry is a New Zealand playwright and actress. She was born in 1955 in Sydney, Australia and in 1970 moved to New Zealand. A noted feminist playwright, Parry's plays often explore sexuality, gender, and class systems. Her first plays, Strip, and Frontwomen, used a combination of realism and humor to promote empowerment of women and more acceptance of lesbianism. The play Frontwomen was a breakthrough in history when it was the first lesbian play performed in New Zealand. However, her most influential play, Eugenia, was published in 1996 and explored the nature of sexuality and gender, as well as challenging social traditions around females. Parry constantly focuses on empowering women through theater and through her plays, she focuses on the importance of women's lives. She continues to be active in women's issues through play publishing and theater.

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