La Salpêtrière
By Kelsey Mesa
Reading: March 25, 2023
Performance: September 28 -October 14, 2023
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Taffety Punk Theatre Company
Preliminary designs done during a workshop for the show in March 2023.
A 19th century hospital, La Salpêtrière, became famous as a center for the treatment of hysteria. Women were sometimes “treated” in degrading demonstrations that were open to the public. In Kelsey Mesa’s stunning new play, we follow new patient Yvette from her mysterious arrival in the hospital, through the many degrading practices by its doctor, to her ultimate fight to reclaim her life. La Salpêtrière is a story as uplifting as it is heartbreaking. It mines humor from the absurd realities of the past to deliver a magnificent tale of inspiration for all.
Creative Team
Workshop:
Director- Danielle A. Drakes
Stage Manager- Tatenda Rameau
Production Manager- Donna Reinhold
Lights- Jason Aufdem-Brinke
Sound- Marcus Kyd
Performance:
Director- Danielle A. Drakes
Stage Manager- Jenna Keefer
Lights- Elijah Thomas
Sound- Marcus Kyd
Scenic and Props- Daniel Flint
Dramaturgy- Tiffany Bryant
Cast
Workshop:
Yvette- Fabiolla da Silva
Antoine- Teresa Spencer
Didi- Yesenia Iglesias
Le Docteur- Danny Puente Cackley
Stage Directions- Jenna Berk
Performance:
Yvette- Fabiolla da Silva
Antoine- Kimberly Gilbert
Didi- Yihong Chen
Le Docteur- Danny Puente Cackley
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