Last Gasp, a Recalibration

Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver cofounded the seminal lesbian-feminist downtown theater troupe Split Britches in 1980, and they have continued to stir the honey pot ever since. Their latest show—a collection of theatrical essays on themes of survival and decay—was scheduled to premiere in 2020, and was subsequently adapted for a streaming version; now they have reworked it again for a live run at La MaMa, directed by Weaver.