The Wives of Henry the Eighth

By Ellie Handel 

Directed by Iris Dukatt

Produced by The Bossy Collective 

May 10th - 12th 2019

Royal Family Stage

145 W 46th St. New York

The Play:

 A new musical renegotiating the collective memory of the wives of Henry the Eighth. A seance in a deserted classroom at midnight; six schoolgirls summon the spirits of Catherine Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleeves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. Through music the spirits have returned to exorcise their memory away from victimhood and claim agency over their stories. Modern context collides with old belief systems of patriarchy in Tudor England. As the story unfolds modern audiences realize how much (or how little) has changed since women were valued at no more than property of their husbands. 

Cast: Jessie Macbeth, Lindsey Zelli, Alison Anaya, Christen Dekie, Aurora Watts-Esquibel, Tess Marshall, 

Understudies: Michelle Emanuela, Nicole Gentile, Bethany Eggleston 

Creative Team:

Producers - Rachel Keteyian & Olivia Goble

Music Direction - RJ Christian

Choreography - Katherine Winter 

Stage Management - Rachel Gerrity 

Set Design - Benny Pitt 

Sound Design - Nicholas Webster 

Costume Design - Chanel Morehead 

Light Design / Dramaturgy - Charlotte Seelig 

Production Assistant - Maya Quetzali Gonzalez