In her work, Zollar repeatedly faces African-American women's legacy of struggle against rape, assault, and oppression. Images of the black female body, violated and forced open, are often found in her works. But they are always followed by images of healing, of replenished energy, of women who, through difficult journies toward self-determination, return strong and in control of their destinies. The female body, constantly subjected to pain and violation, is at once the site of restoration and a source of strength. In fact, the most insistent image in the UBW repertory is that of strong women with the ability to help others find their strength and bring comfort despite the dangers they face constantly. In Bones and Ash, for instance, an evening-length piece based on Jewelle Gomez's novel The Gilda Stories, Zollar highlights her protagonists' power to heal through touch. Gomez builds her narrative around two women lovers who could be described as benevolent vampires. They derive sustenance as they draw blood from the bodies of others, but they also root out painful, burning wounds from others' bodies and minds, leaving behind dreams, ideas, visions, knowledge, power, and a sense of well-being. Zollar combines movement and splintered bits of text to create powerful theater [video clip].