The Holy Mother of Hadley New York
Ripe Time's THE HOLY MOTHER OF HADLEY NEW YORK is a dark, lyrical, funny new play about community, motherhood, and the investments we make in belief. Agnes La Voie suffers a nervous breakdown in the small upstate town of Hadley, then claims she’s been healed by a visitation from the Holy Mother.
THE HOLY MOTHER OF HADLEY NEW YORK
Written by Barbara Wiechmann
Directed by Rachel Dickstein
Set Design by Sarah Edkins
Lighting Design by Lenore Doxsee
Costume Design by Katherine Hampton
Original Music and Sound by Katie Down
Dramaturgy by Emily Morse
A dark, lyrical, funny new play about community, motherhood, and the investments we make in belief. Agnes La Voie suffers a nervous breakdown in the small upstate town of Hadley, then claims she’s been healed by a visitation from the Holy Mother.
World premiere: Ohio Theatre, September 2001. Produced by New Georges in association with Ripe Time.
"When the miracle does come, it creates a delicious tension that engulfs the audience as much as the actors, right until its nearly perfect resolution.”
– Theatremania.com