Squaring the Triangle: Research, Experience, and Imagination in Biological, a Work of Dramatic Autofiction Focused on Adoption

Abstract

This artist statement describes the work of developing the theatrical script Biological, a process which included periods of research and exploration as well as writing and revision, all conducted during a global pandemic. The play––on themes of identity, family, motherhood, and the adoption triad––is a work of dramatic autofiction (from the French word “autofiction”, meaning autobiographical fiction) whose creation raised artistic, ethical, and practical concerns which this research aims to address.