A rollicking take on four first ladies who exercised power.

- The New York Times

Ideas, events, and people mix together into what may be one of the most thought-provoking plays of the season.

- Broadway World

The Ladies looks at the better halves of Mao and Ceauscscu

- TIMES OUT NEW YORK

THE LADIES

Written By: Anne Washburn

Directed By: Anne Kaufman

The Ladies:

The lives of Eva Perón, Madame Mao, Elena Ceausescu, Imelda Marcos, project author Anne Washburn and director Anne Kauffman, told through gossip, tape recorders, torch songs, spectacle, and grim historical analysis.

Written by: Anne Washburn

Directed by: Anne Kauffman

Cast:

Anne Kauffman: Jennifer R. Morris
Anne Washburn: Jennifer Dundas
Jiang Qing (A.K.A. Madame Mao), Radio Player, Nina: Nina Hellman
Elena Ceaucescu, Wang Guangmei, Model, Opera Actress, Pregnant Poor Person, Quincy: Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Eva Peron, Red Guard, Torvald, Maria: Maria Striar
Imelda Marcos, Radio Player, Red Guard, Noranna, Alison: Alison Weller
Voice of Dovie Beams: Maria Dizzia
Voice of Ferdinand Marcos: Damian Baldet

Developed with support from New York Theatre Workshop and the Public Theater through the New Work Now! Program. The Ladies was commissioned by Dixon Place with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

The New York Times: “A rollicking take on four first ladies who exercised power.”

BroadwayWorld: “Ideas, events, and people mix together into what may be one of the most thought-provoking plays of the season.”

Time Out New York: “The Ladies looks at the better halves of Mao and Ceauscscu.”