Ghostlight Ensemble Presents DISTINGUISHED VILLA
Kate O Brien s Distinguished Villa portrays the desperate lives led by the commuting class.by BWW News Desk
Ghostlight Ensemble continues its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with Distinguished Villa, a play by the Irish playwright Kate O Brien dealing with the suffocating consequences that can come from the trappings of middle-class life.
Though written in 1926, Distinguished Villa, has a modernness to it and a feeling of relevancy that time has proved many of O Brien s male counterparts lack, according to director Elizabeth Lovelady. When I read Distinguished Villa, I was amazed with how contemporary it felt, particularly in regard to the way it challenged gender norms and represented female sexuality, Lovelady said. While these characters were born of another era, their interior battles are strikingly similar to those we all currently face. I think it serves as a reminder of the many commonalities humans