The East Lynn Company presented The Awakening based on a novel written by Kate Chopin, adapted by Gayle Stahlhuth and directed by Joan Kane in Cape May, NJ. The show opened July 8, 1992
description
The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women’s issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism.
cast
This solo show featured Gayle Stahlhuth.
crew
The producing artistic director was Warren Kliewer, production manager and lighting designer William J. Plachy, the stage manager was Lee O’Conner.
photos
