World PREMIERE Production
Red Helen
By Jennifer Barclay
Directed By Bill Voorhees
Opened: March 30, 2017
Closed: May 20, 2017
RED HELEN rules her three grown daughters with a powerful fist. The oldest, Astrid, craves appreciation. The middle, Max, brings home money in wee bloody fistfuls. And the youngest, Bebe, has returned from her travels abroad with a fiancé, seeking her father’s approval. But the father is traveling indefinitely, their family steakhouse is in crisis, and Helen’s speech is deteriorating into manic loops. As her daughters try their best to break free, Helen pulls out all the stops to keep them in her grip. Red Helen is a dark and twisted comedy about bloody money, blood-red meat, and blood relations.
Playwright Jennifer Barclay
JENNIFER BARCLAY is a Chicago-bred actor-turned-playwright, recently relocated to the DC area, where she is a member of Arena Stage’s 2017-18 Playwrights’ Arena. Jennifer is the recipient of the National New Play Network’s 2016 Smith Prize for Political Theatre. Ripe Frenzy was developed at Woolly Mammoth and will premiere at New Rep in Boston in 2018. Jennifer’s plays have been produced and developed by Steppenwolf, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, REDCAT, The Kennedy Center, Center Stage, The International Theatre of Vienna, The Edinburgh Fringe. Jennifer is an Assistant Professor of Playwriting and Performance at the University of Maryland. Currently, she is developing a new play about human trafficking with the support of a University of Maryland Faculty Research Grant, in collaboration with director Shana Cooper and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co.
Red Helen Cast
Helen – Lynn Odell
Astrid – Channing Sargent
Max – Amanda Celine Miller
Bebe – Sigi Gradwohl
Skip – Greg Nussen
Red Helen Alternate Cast
Helen Understudy – Lisa Clifton
Astrid Understudy – Sierra Marcks
Max Understudy – Rebecca Light
Bebe Understudy – Cat Chengary
Skip Understudy – Gerard Marzilli
Creative & Production Team
Playwright: Jennifer Barclay
Director: Bill Voorhees
Stage Manager: Kelly Egan
Lighting Design: Bosco Flanagan
Sound Design: Michelle Cullen
Scenic Design: Aaron Francis
Prop Design: Elinor Gunn
Costume Design: Shelby Saelens
Publicity: Demand PR
Producers: Rebecca Light, Chantelle Albers, Matt Orlando
AMC Liaison: Travis Moscinski
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