Judith by KATIE BENDER
Conceived and developed with Livy Scanlon
Directed by Brendon Fox
WORLD PREMIERE
January 5 to February 18, 2024
SYNOPSIS
"Let me imagine, since facts are so hard to come by, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderfully gifted sister, called Judith, let us say." -Virginia Woolf.
Dressed in drag, Judith heads to London to save her brother’s reputation. In a patriarchal, politically-charged, and deeply divided nation, she pursues work as a poet and discovers the pleasures and pitfalls of passing as the bard himself.
Gallivanting in and out of character, JUDITH is a solo show that questions identity, ambition, and self-worth.
Presented in partnership with The Hanover Theatre Repertory in Worcester, MA, starring Livy Scanlon.
Meet the Playwright
KATIE BENDER
Katie Bender (she/her/hers) is a playwright, performer, and theater maker. Her plays include JUDITH, SHE WOLF, The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes, Instructions for a Séance, and Howling, Texas to name a few. Filled with games, physical exertion, and a poetic delight in the mundane, her work often examines the surprising ways humans transform within impossible systems.
Katie’s work has been developed and produced all over the country including at Hyde Park Theater, ZACH, The Alley, Shrewds, EST, Kitchen Dog, The Playwrights’ Center, LAUNCH PAD and Fusebox Festival, THT Rep, New Harmony Project, ACT Theatre and All For One Theater. She is the co-creator of Underbelly, with whom she made ecstatic site-specific performances such as Slip River which received the Critics Table Award for Best New Comedy. Her play Judith received the B.Iden Payne Award for Best New Script. Katie was a Jerome Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center and is currently a Core Writer. She received her M.F.A from The University of Texas.
Meet the Director
BRENDON FOX
Brendon Fox is a director, teacher, adapter, and producer who has worked nationally and internationally at a number of prominent regional theaters, universities, and training programs, including Prague Shakespeare Company, The Julliard School, Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Long Wharf Theater, Portland Center Stage, and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
Directing credits include: LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, American Stage; LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Prague Shakespeare Company, Colorado Shakespeare Festival; BASKERVILLE, Long Wharf Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse / Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; RELATIVELY SPEAKING, Dog Days Theatre; THE PITMEN PAINTERS, American Stage; ALABAMA STORY, Peninsula Players; PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, PlayMakers Repertory Company; ANGELS IN AMERICA (Parts One and Two), PlayMakers Repertory Company; FALLEN ANGELS, Theatre at Monmouth; SHIPWRECKED!, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Dana Delany, Old Globe Theatre; OPUS, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Portland Center Stage, Peninsula Players, L.A. Theatre Works; THE LEARNED LADIES, Texas Shakespeare Festival; REBORNING, Urbanite Theatre; TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, Houston Shakespeare Festival; the L.A. premiere of THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, Pasadena Playhouse; LOBBY HERO, FSU / Asolo Rep; LOVE’S LABORS LOST, Academy of Classical Acting; PRIVATE LIVES and THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE (LATW National Tours); AS YOU LIKE IT, Weston Theatre Company.
Meet the Actor
LIVY SCANLON
Playing Judith
Livy Scanlon is a playmaker: a versatile theatre professional working as a producer, director, actor, and teaching artist. Livy currently serves as Artistic Director of The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) — a new initiative of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester, MA -- as well as Managing Director of the Jean McDonough Arts Center, where THT Rep performs. Also in Worcester, Livy teaches the first-ever classes offered in acting and directing through the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Livy has been featured in Worcester Magazine's Women to Watch and the Worcester Business Journal's Power 50. MFA, Acting - Brown University/Trinity Rep. BA, Theatre and Dance - Amherst College (summa cum laude). Love always to R and R. www.worcplaymaker.com @_worcplaymaker
*Member of Actors Equity Association
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright
Director
Stage Manager/ Prop Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Scenic Designer
Sound Designer
Voice and Dialect Coach
Production Stage Manager
Technical Director
Master Carpenter
Scenic Charge
Katie Bender
Brendon Fox
Danielle McKay
Alison Gensmer
Michael Pasquini
Jeffrey Weber
Rew Tippin
Patricia Delorey
Tori Leonetti-Heikenfeld
Alex Pinchin
Gene Alcorn
Chloe Adair
TICKET INFORMATION
JANUARY 5 TO FEBRUARY 18, 2024
SHOWTIMES:
WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS* AT 7:30PM
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS AT 8PM
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS AT 2PM
TICKETS:
STANDARD TICKETS: $42
UNDER 40** TICKETS: $28
STUDENT** TICKETS: $5
Content Note: Play contains adult language.
*Thursday performances are part of our Talkback Thursday series. Talkbacks are moderated discussions with the cast that take place after the performance, offering audiences an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the show.
**Must present valid ID.
Special Thanks to Our Producers
Presenting Producers
Josh Howard
Scott Perry
Executive Producers
Gerald Biller
Sondra Biller
The Exchange
Co-Producers
In memory of Deb Shoss
Johnson-Singer Arts Education Fund
Associate Producers
Annette Haile
Carole Schwartz
Malcolm Schwartz
Nanette Crist