Julie Marie Myatt

Esther, Frog Queen Julie Marie Myatt

Who gets to decide if a woman has children, and for whom?




A comedy about reproductive rights and the environment.




For years Martin is thought to be the last frog of his species, living alone in an amphibian lab, under the observation of a scientist eager to make her name in the field. Fate strikes and Esther is discovered living by herself in the rain forest, the last female frog. She is captured and brought to the lab, instructed that her duty will be to mate with Martin, reproduce, and save their species. Esther won't have it. She has never wanted to be a mother, or have children, nor felt it wise given the dangerous world they find themselves. She is determined, with the help of some lizards, to regain her freedom and to live her life as she pleases. And maybe free Martin to finally live as a frog, not a research subject.
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