The One-Woman Show That Stars Two Women

“It’s terrifying!” Negga said, in a room in the basement of Skirball, as she tried out the earpiece for the first time. “I feel a bit awkward—like, what’s a baby deer called? Bambi.” It was the first rehearsal for Bocanegra’s “Bodycast” show: six days before the performance, and the first time that Negga and Bocanegra had ever met in person. They bonded over being raised Catholic. Bocanegra wore a severe black skirt that was nun-adjacent. Negga had on gray sweatpants and a stripy sweater.