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Daughters of The Sexual Revolution
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(WorkShop Theatre Mainstage, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10018)(Th 7pm, Fr & Sa 8pm, Su 3pm)
In the 1970s, the sexual revolution had finally given women the freedom to fully explore their natures. How women of various ages reconciled this freedom with their personal ethics is the subject of Dana Leslie Goldstein's newest play, "Daughters of the Sexual Revolution," which will be presented September 18 to October 11 by the WorkShop Theater Company, 312 West 36th Street. Susanna Frazer directs.
Set in Westchester in 1976, the play swings back and forth between the households of two women in love. Joyce, 40, is having an affair with Judy, early 30's. Judy is married to a psychiatrist, Liam, who controls her with Valium. Joyce's understanding husband, Ed, 50's, is protective toward their daughter, Stacia, who is a first year college student. Stacia, a volatile and hotheaded girl, is discovering sex for the first time with Simon, a classmate from her college ethics class, and is bringing him home for vacation. There he will stumble upon the affair between Joyce and Judy, with effects that ricochet through both households.
The play probes how women grounded in different decades approached their sudden ability to express themselves through sexual liberation. Joyce came of age in the 50's, Judy came of age in the 60's and Stacia is coming of age in the 70's. Interestingly, women of the earlier two decades had to define themselves in relation to men, but women of the third one didn't. Joyce will ultimately deny her nature to protect her marriage. Judy will rebel to break free. Stacia's path will remain uncertain, but it begs the most provocative questions in the play. Secretive and manipulative, she is basically amoral; her ethics class, which requires much introspection, is driving her crazy. Issues from the class are slyly interwoven through the play, leading to deep questions, like how to be faithful to your values, your partner and yourself. (866-811-4111)($18/$15 students & seniors.) [email protected]
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| September 18-October 11 , Th 7pm, Fr & Sa 8pm, Su 3pm |
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