What happened to the boys who played Shakespeare’s women? At the Globe Theater in the summer of 1606, six boy players warm up, run lines, gossip, and fall in and out of love all in between rehearsals for the premieres of Antony and Cleopatra and Twelfth Night. As the plague and rising religious conservatism threaten their way of life, they are all forced to reconsider their futures on the stage. A play about growing up, gender, and a chapter of theater history we seek to forget.
Written & Directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg
Featuring
Rae Bell
Robert “Robin” Howard
Benny Rendell
Henry “Harry” Lawes
Sophie Falvey
Samuel Clark
Eli Wassertzug
Henry “Hal” Fletcher
Leo Lion
John Sharpe
Juli Worth
Thomas “Tom” Reade
Creative Team
Writer / Director — Zoe Senese-Grossberg
Production Manager — Nick Roblee-Strauss
Stage Manager — Jenna Baker Morrissey
Costume Designer — Leo O’Hear
Lighting Designer — Alex Nemfakos
Scenic & Makeup Designer — Katie Homer-Drummond
Props Designer — Max Romanov
Fight Director — Adam Burby
Intimacy Director — Maeve Hogan
Band — Wyatt Camery & Justin Pelofsky
Reviews
“A masterpiece of intricately woven stories and ruminations on gender, packaged in six powerful, sympathetic characters.”
“Sweeping audiences through an engrossing and affecting fusion of tragedy and comedy that never flags throughout.”
“Pageantry, entrancing stage pictures, furious fight scenes and enchanting dance sequences are gloriously on display.”
Photos
Photography: Rafal Pustelny