HELEN UNBECOMING
a play by Shira Hofmekler

Semifinalist, 2025 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference

When Helen appears at a stranger's door uninvited, everyone's carefully guarded secrets begin to unravel. Helen Unbecoming is a darkly comic psychological drama about sex work, betrayal, and the lies we’ll defend to survive.

Shira performs under the professional name Shira Gregory and writes under her legal name, Shira Hofmekler.

A staged reading of Helen Unbecoming is in development for 2025. To learn more,
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