No Contract is a one-woman show exploring a mother&rsquo\;s request not to endure dementia. It asks: &ldquo\;is there a way to have dementia without tragedy\, when &lsquo\;to be or not to be&rsquo\; is always the question?&rdquo\;
Created by Kirsten Wilson in honor of her mother and loved ones everywhere\, experiencing or caring for people with dementia.
No Contract is a one-woman show by Kirsten Wilson about her mother&rsquo\;s dementia &ndash\;Marie Wilson\, founder of &lsquo\;Take Our Daughters to Work Day\,&rsquo\; LGBTQ+ leader\, author\, and equity-based feminist.
The dramatic &lsquo\;contract&rsquo\; at the heart of this two-act performance is her mother&rsquo\;s request to be killed if she loses her mind. The production blends autobiographical storytelling\, Hamlet\, King Lear\, karaoke\, and audience engagement to explore the complex tension between choosing life and death&mdash\;the &ldquo\;to be and not to be&rdquo\; \;of assisted suicide after a dementia diagnosis.
In No Contract\, Wilson uses humor &\; heart to prevent both the performance &\; her mother&rsquo\;s life from becoming a Lear-like tragedy. As Wilson says in Act One\, &ldquo\;My mother&rsquo\;s life was always supposed to be a romantic comedy\, a 1950&rsquo\;s musical\, except with lesbians dancing in the street. I will not let it turn toward tragedy.&rdquo\;
No Contract \;runs from 9/17/2026 - 10/4/2026. Thursday-Saturdays at 7pm &\; Sundays at 2pm. Two special performances on 9/30 &\; \;10/3 \;(more info via link provided).