 Hrosvitha, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Susanna Centlivre, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Joanna Baillie—heard of them? Halcyon Theatre offers a comprehensive look at early female playwrights and how their “firsts” have shaped women’s place as a creative force in the arts today. Halcyon will also examine other “firsts” for female playwrights. For example, Hrosvitha (c930-1002) is considered the first dramatist after the dark ages.
Each night will feature a play from a different playwright. Find out more about these playwrights, how the playwright was and is perceived and how the piece touches on issues that we are still dealing with today. In a world where women are becoming more of an equal entity when it comes to theatre, Halcyon helps uncover how far Female Playwrights have come, and how far we have to go.
Shows were performed in rotating repertory.
Featured Writers/Shows:Aria da Capo by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Directed by Lavina Jadhwani
The Belle's Stratagem by Hannah Cowley; Directed by Kerensa Peterson
A Bold Stroke for a Wife by Susanna Centlivre; Directed by Jenn Adams
Callimachus by Hrosvitha; Directed by Adrienne Day
The Massacre by Elizabeth Inchbald; Directed by Greg Poljacik
Orra by Joanna Baillie; Directed by Adam Dodds
Safe by Georgia Douglas Johnson; Directed by Tony Adams
Spreading the News by Lady Augusta Gregory; Directed by Michael Graham
Trifles by Susan Glaspell; Directed by Majel Cuza
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; adapted and performed by Chicago DanzTheatre.
Performances were at the Peter Jones Gallery, 1806 West Cuyler, 2nd Floor in Chicago
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