Eleanor and Nate are hitting the road in their travel van. Eleanor will be performing her one-woman show Plan V on the fringe circuit. They are headed to Canada so that she can rock her bad ass self inspiring people to fight fascism and lean in to the power of pussy.
I get that sentence might be uncomfortable for you. The shock factor is part of the work she is doing to center female pleasure in a world where our bodies are often seen as property - sadly even by our current president.
In Eleanor’s words: "[Plan V] follows an underground gathering where attendees share stories of trauma and triumph, creating a spiritual movement that honors female pleasure as the antidote to shame. Part sex-positive revival, part dystopian warning, ‘Plan V’ transforms reverence into revolution, suggesting that in our divided world, pleasure activism might be humanity's unexpected salvation.”
Eleanor and I have been friends and artistic collaborators for more than a decade. She helped me to develop Sexology: The Musical! Which I toured from Portland, OR to Portland, ME in 2018 and won Best in Show twice! We have taught workshops together and been sounding boards for each other over time.
On some level, I’d like to grow up to be her.
She’s younger than I am, so I can’t grow up to be her. I just gotta be me…
On to the LETTERS info!
As a launch for the tour, Eleanor and Nate set up a letter writing party. They made postcards and everyone that came could decorate the front and then write a letter to a Canadian. E&N will distribute them on their travels.
That’s the amazingness of the analog letter writing that I did this week! I got to hang out with friends and create and write in the interest of letting someone know I was thinking of them. Also, there was great food and music.
I really love that card in the images! The front and back!
Y'all are awesome!
Absolutely agree that we need more parties like these. That just felt so yummy reading about the event for something so positive.