
International Theatre Database
2026.04.10 ~ 2026.04.11
Lyric Stage
As a young artist in the 1990s, actress Anna Campbell sparked a theatrical firestorm with a staging of August Wilson monologues spoken from a female perspective performed entirely in the nude. Decades later, her provocative performance that changed the trajectory of her career rises like a ghost when it is to be included at a woman's theater festival. But there's a catch: a much younger and inexperienced actress has been asked to perform, causing Anna to spiral in a whirlwind of insecurity and hesitancy. With support from her manager and long-time friend Betty, Anna grapples with the choice to step aside on a road she helped to pave so that a new generation can continue the journey.
Pearl Cleage
Playwright/Author
Jacqui Parker
Director
Janie E. Howland
Set Designer
Chelsea Kerl
Costume Designer
Roisin Daly
Costume Designer
Karen Perlow
Lighting Designer
Aubrey Dube
Sound Designer
Zachariah Rosenbaum
Sound Designer
Julia Wonkka
Props Designer
Patrice Jean-Baptiste
Cast(Anna Campbell)
Deannah "Dripp" Blemur
Cast(Kate Hughes)
Inés de la Cruz
Cast(Betty Samson)
Yasmeen Duncan
Cast(Precious "Pete" Watson)