Program for Humanities in Medicine: "Behind the Sheet"

The Program for Humanities in Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, along with The Creative Writing Program & The Program for History of Science at Yale College are pleased to welcome Charly Evon Simpson to discuss the making of her most recent acclaimed play, “Behind the Sheet,” inspired by the story of Dr. J. Marion Sims, a 19th century physician whose achievements relied on experimenting on female slaves.

Ben Brantley of the New York Times called "Behind the Sheet," which had its New York City premier January-March 2019 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, a "deeply affecting new historical drama."

Simpson's plays include "Jump," "Scratching the Surface," and "Form of a Girl Uknown." Her work has been seen and/or developed with the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Ars Nova, The Flea, The Lark, Page 73, National New Play Network through its Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights Workshop. Simpson is an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Purchase.