The Process

This project is a collaborative process.

With 80% of the script created, director Keri Wormald encouraged the cast to bring their own ideas to the play-in-progress.

In the early rehearsals, each actor brought in a 'token of womanhood,' an item meant to be emblematic of a specific female experience.

The actors brought in make-up, intimate wear, an ERA button, important books and magazines, articles of clothing, and other items which sparked lively discussion about the politics and social expectations of women today.

In a subsequent rehearsal, the women talked about iconic women not mentioned in the play, such as Eve (as in Adam and), the bad girl or fallen woman, the witch or crone, the damsel in distress, and the warrior/goddess to name a few. The cast was challenged to find modern equivalents in our celebrity-driven female culture.

Improvisation plays a large role in a project such as this one. Director Keri Wormald chose actress who are willing to 'play,' that is explore the ideas in the play without scripted material. Wormald recorded the proceedings and noted dialog, interactions, or dramatic 'business' that added to the world of the characters, or the play at large. Later, the playwright would incorporate the best of those discoveries into the final script.