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Helen is choked by conformity - trapped by work, motherhood and an increasingly claustrophobic marriage. Ripped apart by the expectations of society and the demands of those closest to her, Helen just can t make the pieces of the puzzle fit. Something has to give...A powerful drama that shakes the very foundations of a woman's role in a male dominated American society. . Premiered 1928 (Broadway).
Cast/Performers
Rosie Sheehy (Young Woman),
Daniel Abelson (Man at Bar / Defence Lawyer / Doctor / Office Clerk),
Sam Alexander (Prosecution Lawyer / Older Man at Bar),
Steven Beard (Doctor / Judge / Priest / Bartender / Office Clerk),
Daniel Bowerbank (Filing Clerk / Younger Man at Bar / Court Bailiff / Prisoner),
Imogen Daines (Woman at Bar / Jailer / Reporter),
Buffy Davis (Mother),
Tim Frances (Husband),
Carla Harrison-Hodge (Telephone Girl / Reporter),
Emilio Iannucci (Adding Clerk / 2nd Man at Bar / Barber / Doctor / Court Photographer),
Pierro Niel-Mee (Young Man),
Wendy Nottingham (Stenographer / Nurse / Jailer)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Sophie TreadwellDirector(s):
Richard Jones,
Sarah Fahie (movement),
Ginny Schiller (CDG - casting)
Design:
Hyemi ShinCostume:
Nicky GillibrandLighting:
Adam SilvermanSound:
Benjamin Grant