Phryne, the legendary courtesan of Ancient Greece, now Burlesque performer, steps onto the stage to give us a performance we’ll never forget. But as she begins, she realizes her “memories” aren’t truly her own—they are images, stories, and myths created by the men who painted her, sculpted her, and wrote about her. Recreating these famous depictions—most notably the sensational story of her trial, where she supposedly saved her life by flashing her tits to the jury—Phryne begins to imagine other possibilities: What if she was in full control of her image?- What could legacy look like through her own eyes? At the end of the performance, the actor removes her wig, breaking character to speak directly about why this story matters today. As a former sex worker, she is tired of seeing sex workers’ stories told exclusively by non-sex workers. Fantasizing Phryne is an act of reclamation—centering sex worker voices, questioning authorship and the role of the muse, and inviting audiences to reimagine how history is written.