The Secretaries
May 3 - 18, 2019
By The Five Lesbian Brothers
In the guise of satiric exploitation-horror, the all female cast (and crew!) of The Secretaries takes an unflinching look at the warping cultural expectations of femininity. Pretty Patty Johnson is thrilled to join the secretarial pool at the Cooney Lumber Mill under the iron-fisted leadership of sultry office manager Susan Curtis. But she soon begins to feel that all is not right—the enforced diet of Slim-Fast shakes, the strange clicking language between the girls, the monthly disappearance of a lumberjack. By the time Patty discovers murder is part of these office killers’ skill set, it’s too late to turn back!
The Secretaries ran at Out Front Theatre Company from May 3-18, 2019.
The entirely female-identifying cast included: Jennifer Alice Acker as Peaches, Isake Akanke as Dawn, Hannah-Rose Broom as Patty, Rachel Frawley as Susan, and Casey Gardner as Ashley.
The crew was also made up entirely of female-identifying artists: Heidi S. Howard directed the production and was rounded out by: Carly McMinn (Asst. Director), Kyra Cohen (Production Stage Manager), Deedee Chmielewski (Costume Designer), Katherine Neslund (Lighting Designer), Vii Kelly (Scenic, Property, and Special Effects Designer), Kacie Willis (Sound Designer), Jessica Bennett (Fight Choreographer), and Meg Deshaies (Lighting Assistant).
