The live experience
What reaches the room
Thrive, or What You Will is the ambitious theatrical persona of playwright L. M. Feldman (they/them), a queer, feminist writer whose work reimagines classic narratives through a contemporary lens. The piece, inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and extended across centuries, probes questions of gender, identity, and colonial history. Feldman’s work has earned recognition across the theatre community, including a win for Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries (American Shakespeare Center) in 2020 and a nomination for the Lambda Literary Award in 2022. A rising figure in contemporary theatre, Feldman remains at the forefront of vibrant, boundary-pushing performance.