I’ve been blissfully absent from the dating market for nearly two decades, and would dread returning to it in this digital age, even as an able-bodied male. So I can scarcely imagine how much more difficult it must be to date as a disabled woman like Canadian solo performer Morgan Frey.
From her first playground crush at age 6 to her first kiss at age 18, Frey always imagined that she’d be married with kids by age 30. But while being born without feet or a right hand is a big advantage when skipping the queue to meet your celebrity crush, it doesn’t make finding a mate any easier; after all, it’s hard to grind against someone on the dance floor when you don’t have ankles.
The pitfalls of dating with a disability include facing ableist insults and finding unwelcome attention from fetishists at best, and sexual assault at the worst, but Frey’s seemingly ceaseless string of relationship horror stories are shared with appealing self-deprecating humor. With only a 30-minute running time, she could use a director to help expand and shape these episodic anecdotes into a dramatic arc; ending her story with a digression about Dawson’s Creek’s soundtrack streaming rights doesn’t make for the strongest finale. But I’m choosing to swipe right on this engaging show, because after so much heartache it’s inspiring to see Frey still standing on her own two feet … even if they are made of plastic.
The Greatest Betrayal
Blue Venue, Lowndes Shakespeare Center
50 minutes; 13 & up
$15
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This article appears in May 14-20, 2025.