May 12-14, 2023
Concept and Direction: Nicole Kenley-Miller
Composer: Madeline Styskal
Dramaturg: Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
"The Women Have Something to Say" presents the stories of female-identifying artists on the journey to find their voices, told through monologues and song texts written by the women themselves. The stories range in topic from sexism in the classical music industry, racism, age-ism, body image, silencing of women, to motherhood. Developed as a concert version in Houston, TX, this updated iteration will feature dancers, actors, and the original monologues will be woven into a theatrical narrative. The synergy of a living woman’s story being portrayed by other women speaks to the simultaneously distinctive and communal experience of women throughout time.
CAST (in order of appearance):
Jessica Blau, librettist/mezzo-soprano; Cynthia Clayton, librettist/soprano; Mary-Angela Granberry, actor/dancer; Gracie Ibemere, librettist/bassist; Shannon Hesse, librettist/pianist; Ingrid Gerling, librettist/violinist; Tali Morgulis, librettist/pianist; Marianna Morgulis, actor; Lisa Vickers, librettist/soprano; Sydney Anderson, librettist/soprano; Gwen Alfred, librettist/soprano; Newsha Farahani, librettist/actor/visual artist; Isabelle Ganz, librettist/mezzo-soprano; Laura Dearman, Choreographer/Dancer; Uila Marx (they/them), Dancer; Manatsu Tanaka (they/them), Dancer; Nicole Kenley-Miller, librettist/mezzo-soprano
CREATIVE TEAM:
Nicole Kenley-Miller, Conceiver/Director/Workshop Facilitator
Sydney Anderson, Executive Producer/Assistant Director
Madeline Styskal, Composer
Laura Dearman, Choreographer
Janine Dworin, Graphic Designer
Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, Dramaturg/Workshop Facilitator
Julian Wild, Director of Production/Technical Director
Location:
Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre
338 West 23rd St. (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
New York, NY