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Inspired by the infamous 1926 case of Ruth Snyder, a woman sent to the electric chair for murdering her husband, Machinal follows this woman’s rebellion against a world of crushing conformity—where passion, desperation and defiance collide in a shocking act of violence. Nearly a century after its debut, this play remains a strikingly relevant meditation on gender, power and the oppression of “the machine.”
Helmed by director Amy Marie Seidel (Here There Are Blueberries, The Great Gatsby), this reimagined production amplifies the mechanical rhythm and expressionism in Sophie Treadwell’s text through a dynamic underscoring of tap dance, practical foley and heightened movement vocabulary created by choreographer Madison Hilligoss.
Helmed by director Amy Marie Seidel (Here There Are Blueberries, The Great Gatsby), this reimagined production amplifies the mechanical rhythm and expressionism in Sophie Treadwell’s text through a dynamic underscoring of tap dance, practical foley and heightened movement vocabulary created by choreographer Madison Hilligoss.
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Cast
Katherine Winter
Temidayo Amay
Sam Im
Kimberly Immanuel
Soph Metcalf
Shelley Mitchell
Director
Amy Marie Seidel
Written by
Sophie Treadwell
Choreography
Madison Hilligoss
