37 Incidents between Victoria and Her Brain

By Libby Heily 

Moderator: Jasmine Settles

Incidents Between Victoria and Her Brain explores the complex relationship between our minds and ourselves. Like most of us, Victoria often feels disconnected from her brain. As she matures, Victoria develops both good and bad coping mechanisms. Through familiar and a few not-so-familiar rites of passage, Victoria deals with love, life, death, and trauma. Her brain supports and undermines her along the way.

About the Playwright

Libby is a playwright and author based in New York. She is a two-time semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Playwriting Conference and a 2023 MacDowell Fellow. Her play, Midnight Showing, was shortlisted for the 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize. Her play, Start Then Next, was a Finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship 2023. Her fiction has been published in Daily Science Fiction, The Baltimore Review, Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal, and Theaker’s Quarterly among others. Her short story, “Grow Your Own Dad” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is the author of a YA series.

About the Moderator

Jasmine Settles is a 12th grade ELA teacher, Published Writer, Winner of the 2017 Barry Hannah Award, Creative Director, Producer, Mother, and owner of Cafe Noir. She has performed on several stages across Memphis, including Hattiloo and Evergreen Theatre. In 2019 she co-produced, co-wrote, and performed in a debut show titled Women’s Water: The Emergence of Drought, Flood, and Dance. She loves to read the works of African American authors and exploring the world of creating.