(Left to right) Acacia Danielsson, Mika J. Nakano, Betse Lyons as “The Drowning Girls.” Photo credit: Glenn Ricci.
This play is based on a real serial killer and bigamist who was tried, convicted, and hanged in England in 1915. He was responsible for the murders of three of his brides Bessie Mundy, Alice Burnham, and Margaret Lofty.
…compelling and concise. It is unsettling, and the Strand Theatre gives the audience a riveting experience.
Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic, and Charlie Tomlinson take this as their starting point for a play that explores not only the manipulation and murder of women, but the constraints that society places on females that put them in these situations. This play is an indictment of a society that values women only through men’s agency. While watching this story unfold, you might find yourself nodding along because there are still so many expectations and limitations placed on women today.
J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR s Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years. Her feature coverage for The Sun included a comprehensive series chronicling the development of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Hairspray.” Judy got her start at The Cleveland Press and at Cleveland’s fine arts radio station, WCLV. Her broadcasting experience also includes a year as an on-air theater critic for Maryland Public Television.