In the Name of Forgotten Women
by Cindy Williams Gutiérrez
CoHo Productions
Mar – Apr, 2022
World Premiere
REVIEWS
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“…a beautiful work of art and an eye-opening education.”
Sara Giza, Willamette Week
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“I’ve worked with Gemma on several projects, and never have I felt more supported in the text. As a director, Gemma is thorough and patient, and ensures that her actors thoroughly understand the source material. This adds depth and humanity to even the most abstract of characters, and allows the actors to lean into the process of creation with a gentle balance of confidence and humility.”
Hannah Edelson, actor Eclipsed, In the Name of Forgotten Women
ABOUT
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, National Women’s Month, and the United Nations’ Declaration for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, In the Name of Forgotten Women draws on real-life events in more than fifteen countries and tackles atrocities leveled at women over the past four centuries. Through music and song and dance and projection and movement and poetry these women conjure the past and challenge us to create a better future where the power of the feminine is restored.
CAST
Naiya Amilcar / JUDITH NOONE
Eleanor Amorós / LATIN AMERICAN WOMAN
Hannah Edelson / EUROPEAN WOMAN
Melanie Moseley / CRONE
Kristin Robinson / AFRICAN WOMAN
Mini Sharma-Ogle / ASIAN WOMAN
Dre Slaman / ENHEDUANNA
CREATIVE TEAM
Gemma Whelan~ / DIRECTOR
Lyra Butler-Denman / CHOREOGRAPHER
Lara Klingeman / SCENIC DESIGN
Kathleen LaFlamme, Jackie Andrew / COSTUME DESIGN
Blanca Forzán / LIGHTING DESIGN
Gerardo Calderón / SOUND DESIGN
Lawrence Siulagi / PROJECTION DESIGN
David Levine / STAGE MANAGER
Corey McCarey / PRODUCTION MANAGER
~ The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.