New York Theatre Company has announced its first production, a workshop of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal at the New York City Fringe, will be presented April 2, 6, 12, and 18. Amy Marie Seidel (Here There Are Blueberries, The Great Gatsby) will direct.
Leading the cast will be Katherine Winter as Young Woman, with Temidayo Amay, Theresa McElwee, Soph Metcalf, Sam Im, Kimberly Immanuel, Veronica Simpson, Alice Reys, Hannah Snow, and Michael Verre. Off-stage cover Alex Pouloutides will round out the company.
The reimagined production will incorporate tap dance and practical foley, amplifying the mechanical rhythm of Treadwell's text. The production will also feature choreography by Madison Hilligoss, lighting design by Colleen Doherty, costume design by Hahnji Jang, sound design by Brittany Harris, scenic design by Rochele Mac, and dramaturgy by Asha Devi.
Inspired by the infamous Ruth Snyder case, Machinal follows a young woman鈥檚 rebellion against a world of crushing conformity, where passion, desperation, and defiance collide in a shocking act of violence.
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