JULIANNE MASON
She Said, She Said
Written by Megan Medley
Directors: Sarah Cuneo & Kelly McCready
Sound Designer: Julianne Mason
The Chain Theatre (New York, NY)
She Said, She Said is the story of a young woman who is forced to move home to Kentucky when her NYC apartment is ruined in a hurricane, soon after to find out she is pregnant. She has to confront her fraught relationship with her mother as she decides whether to become one herself – under the time pressure of a state where abortion will soon become illegal. This was the world premiere of this show.
There was a theme of an assembly line of trauma, and deeply routed sense of Kentucky as a home. Transitions alternated between devised machine sounds and composed or curated Bluegrass and Folk music.
In the end, she is able to quiet her baby and has a beautiful monologue about motherhood. Then the baby wails out one last time as a button on the whole play.
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Presented by The Hive
Produced by Megan Medley, Sarah Cuneo, and Anita Castillo-Halvorssen
Stage Manager: Kathryn Ronan
Scenic Designer: Wells Thorne
Lighting Designer: Yiyuan Li
Costume Coordinator: Lisette Gabrielle
Props Coordinators: Wells Thorne & Anita Castillo-Halvorssen
Assistant Stage Managers: David De Almo & Caitlin Ouano
Photos: Jeremy Varner