Details

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 Treadwell
Director(s): Richard Jones, Sarah Fahie (movement), Ginny Schiller (CDG - casting)
Design: Hyemi Shin
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Adam Silverman
Sound: Benjamin Grant