On the day America may elect its first woman president, Claire wants nothing more than to be left alone with her toast. But her retreat is interrupted by a series of uninvited guests: the ghosts of presidential campaigns past. As Victoria Woodhull climbs out of the fridge, Margaret Chase Smith emerges from a moving box, and Shirley Chisholm rises from the couch cushions, Claire is dragged into a messy reckoning with her own cynicism, ambition, and the impossible expectations placed on women who dare to lead.
Blending archival text, satire, and chaotic theatricality, Good Lazy Woman reimagines A Christmas Carol for a new political season—one where idealism curdles, history won’t shut up, and even cupcakes can feel like a moral referendum. It’s not about the need for empowerment, but instead exposing a system that’s perfectly designed to keep women from winning—and working out what it will take to finally break it.
Development & Reading History
Good Lazy Woman began as the one-act play She Will Lead, first written in 2016 as a sharp satire about American discomfort with female power. It was revived and radically expanded through multiple develop processes led by Atlanta-based director Lauren Morris throughout the 2020, and 2022 election cycles. Good Lazy Woman: A November Carol, developed in collaboration a collective of performers and creatives including Dominique Salvacion, Jordan Formichelli, Mary Langley, Eliana Marianes, Parris Sarter, Erika Miranda, and Carolyn Cook.
Weaving archival political rhetoric with personal frustration and civic absurdity, the play nationally premiered in a limited reading engagement just ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. Read about those events here!
Now, Good Lazy Woman is entering a new chapter as a large-scale, participatory forum theatre project planned for the 2026–2028 election cycle, inviting audiences across the country to collectively confront what keeps women from power and imagine what it might take to get them there.
Get Off the Couch (Or Don’t)
Good Lazy Woman is growing into a participatory forum theatre project for the 2026–2028 election cycle—and we’re looking for collaborators, presenters, and communities ready to stir the pot.
Whether you're a theatre producer, educator, activist, or someone who's just plain tired, we invite you to join us in challenging the systems that shape civic life and public leadership.
Visit www.goodlazywoman.com to learn more and get involved.
