Sheltered is a new play written by Cate Wiley, inspired by Euripides', Trojan Women. Set in a women's shelter the play follows the story of Martha, a woman looking for her mother who is experiencing homelessness, and features an ensemble of women also moving through a shelter system, including Cassie, who's prophetic visions disrupt the oppressive world around them.
Our production is a meditation on the increasingly unattainable dream of secure housing. Through the bodies of performers seeking comfort on hostile structures we're reflecting on the ways that rest is systemically prohibited in public, and how it compresses and isolates figures in space. While the text is in verse and borrows elements of classical Greek tragedy, the language is contemporary and bridges worlds.
Cate Wiley (Playwright)
Liz Peterson (Director)
Josh Barilla (Set Designer)
Nic Vincent (Lighting Designer)
Jasmine Lewis (Costume Designer)
Alana Marta DeVito (Immersive Soundscape Designer)
Emily Owens PR (Press)
Ana Munoz (Stage Manager)
Lydia Funke (Assistant Stage Manager)
Megan Gillis (Lead Producer)
Performed by| Alemeria Campbell, Madelyn Chapman, Kassandra Cruz, Joyah Dominique, Jess Salgueiro, Monica Steuer, Claudia Thiedmann, Kim Yancey
Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre, NY
Jan 23 - Feb 9, 2025