“When Elephants Are in Must”: Peggy Shaw, Acts of Trans/fer, and the Present Future of Queer Desire

Performed three months after performance artist Peggy Shaw nearly died from a stroke, the 2011 production of Must in Amherst was infused with the exigencies of the present: Shaw “must” perform Must in order to pass her butch legacy onto the next generation of queer and trans folk in the audience.