1890s. The play opens in a large yellow room, in a country mansion on the East Coast. It turns out that Charlotte, a young woman who has just given birth to her first child, is suffering from some kind of post-partum disorder, and she is to be confined here until she recovers. She’s hesitant, but her husband John and sister-in-law Mary are firm: it’s doctor’s orders. She’s not allowed to see her baby.

That night, while the rest of the house sleeps, Charlotte is convinced that she sees something moving inside the yellow wall – something that almost looks like a woman. But, the next morning, she dismisses it from her mind and focuses on getting better. The days turn into weeks, the weeks into months; the confinement slowly turns into a prison sentence. Finally driven insane by her forced separation from her baby, Charlotte snaps and attacks her husband when he comes in one day – crowing with the final “realization” that she is the woman in the wall. The piece explores the awful impact of solitary confinement on mental health, and particularly the impact of not being heard – themes that seem all the more timely in today’s COVID pandemic.

Directed by Eva Cullen

Musical Directed by Peyton Womble

Stage Managed by Riley Merritt

The Cast: Alyssa Gose (Charlotte), Benjamin Ramsey (John), Reagan Szulc (Mary)

Costume Designed by Anjelica Lucio

Set Designed by Sadie Carvlin

Props Designed by Vance Cook