BLUE STOCKINGS
By Jessica Swale
Presented by Studio 58
October 6 - 16, 2022
At Performance Works
Directed by Jamie King
Featuring:
TESS Zoë Autumn
MAEVE Kahlila Ball
CAROLYN Kate Berg
CELIA Abi Padilla
MRS. WELSH Sarah Conway
MISS BLAKE Shaye Steele
MISS BOTT Hailey Conner
MINNIE Samantha Levy
DR. MAUDSLEY Damion LeClair
MR. BANKS Ben Brown
HOLMES Ethan DeHoog
EDWARDS Brandon Pringle
RALPH Zac Bellward
WILL Kevin Nguyen
LLOYD Adam Weaver
BILLY Brian Martinez
MAID/ENSEMBLE Cassidy Hergott
PROF. RADLEIGH/ENSEMBLE Sebastian Ley
PROF. COLLINS/ENSEMBLE Brodie Kyle Klassen
LADY IN CAFE/ENSEMBLE Trinity Richardson
PROF. ANDERSON/ENSEMBLE Daniel Tompkins
MRS. LINDLEY/ENSEMBLE Yana Vitkovic
HUSBAND IN CAFE/ENSEMBLE Rhys Davies
LIBRARIAN/ENSEMBLE Emma Rose Gold
MR. PECK/ENSEMBLE Yiorgos Sahamis
CREATIVE TEAM:
Emerenne Saefkow Set and Prop Design
Alaia Hamer Costume Design
Hina Niskioka Lighting Design
Evan Rein Sound Design
Nathan Kay Fight & Movement Direction
Rachel Ross Stage Manager
Danica Kobayashi Assistant Stage Manager
Olivia Manojlovic Assistant Stage Manager
The Story:
“They say you don’t have the capacity to be scholars. So read everything. Learn everything. Know the philosophers, and then think for yourselves.” It's 1896 and four women begin their studies at Girton, the first college to allow women at Cambridge University. However, unlike their male peers, no matter how hard they study, the Girton girls are denied degrees upon graduation. They leave as “Blue Stockings”—educated and intellectual, but both unqualified for the workforce and unmarriageable in the eyes of good society. A sharp, comical, and inspiring story of young women confronting the challenges of life and love, while fighting for their right to graduate.
The Buzz:
“Under Jamie King’s direction, there’s some fine work from the student actors… Although the physical comedy hardly ever works for me, King’s energetic choreographic approach to the staging does.” - Colin Thomas, Fresh Sheet
“There were many thought-provoking issues brought out, especially at a time in our society when free speech and civilized debate is under attack, as are many hard-won women's rights..” - Review From The House
Production Photos:
Promotional Image by Emily Cooper
Production Images by Pink Monkey Studios