Erin Weaver (Pseudolus) and Zachary Keller (Hero) at rehearsal for Signature Theatre’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Credit: Darrow Montgomery Except this isn’t ...

In the years since the dismantling of Roe v Wade, women have seemed to lean in towards the hyperfeminine by adopting or, at the very least, performing incredibly traditional gender roles.

If it weren’t for gender bending, we wouldn’t have theater—and I’m not just talking about “Oh, Mary!” Playing with gender norms and constructs may feel like a modern idea on stage and screen, but it ...