"I used to think that state aid to the theatre was the
solution. There should be state aid, of course, but I've grown
frightened of people who hold the money.
Bureaucrats are dangerous in any art, in any land. It
would be fine if government would put in the money and then go mind its
business. But it won't."
-Lillian Hellman
1962
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Production Photographs of
WIDOWS
Scroll down to see the Cast in Action.
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The Eternal Cry of
History's Victims:
The women of our play's fictitious village in an
unnamed Latin American country gather at the graveside of a victim of
the local military junta -- each fearing this unidentifiable corpse may
be their own missing husband, brother, or son.
Actors from left to right: Hanna Lipkind, Sandra
Gilliam, Arlene Clement, Bethany Sparacio, Joy Scime, and Jenna Winnett. |
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Might Makes Right
A newly assigned commander (Victor Morales, right) attempts to both
impress and intimidate a loose cannon subordinate (Julian Perez, left)
with a display of weaponry.
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Bodies in the Night
Late at night by the riverside, village matriarch
Sophia Fuentes (Arlene Clement, left) pulls the twisted remains of an
unrecognizable corpse out of the river with the help of her
granddaughter Fidelia (Marisol Torres, right). |
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Pallbearers
In open defiance of a military ban, the Fuentes women (Diane Gaidry,
left, Bethany Sparacio, center, and Marisol Torres, right) carry home
the tattered remains of the military's latest victim -- who just might
be one of their missing loved ones.
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Lovers Lost in Hate
Meanwhile a pair of mismatched lovers -- low ranking
soldier Emmanuel (Justin Fiordaliso, left) and ostracized young widow
Cecilia (Joanna Farrell, right) -- hatch a disturbing plan to claim the
newly discovered corpse as their own. |
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The Oppressors Know But One Answer
As the situation continues to spiral out of control, the town's
trigger-happy Lieutenant (Julian Perez, right) is quick to point his gun
at widow Alexandra Fuentes (Diane Gaidry, left) in defiance of the
orders of his Captain (Victor Morales, center) who is forced to
intervene.
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Truth vs. Power
Increasingly desperate to maintain control, the
Captain (Victor Morales, right) arrests Sophia Fuentes (Arlene Clement,
left) and attempts to silence her with the ultimate threat -- the
execution of her grandson. |
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Defiant to the End
In a stunning act of defiance, Sophia Fuentes (Arlene Clement, left)
bids a painful farewell to her grandson Alexis (Elijah Tyner, right)
rather than silence her cry for justice.
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Photography by Lawrence Rowswell.
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