WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW to Play Obsidian Art Space, 3/5-28

Obsidian Art Space is proud to present the Regional Premiere of Monica Byrne's drama What Every Girl Should Know. The production begins March 5 and runs Thursdays*, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM through March 28, 2015.

In 1914, four young women in a New York reformatory adopt birth control activist Margaret Sanger as their secret patron saint. They build a communal fantasy life where they travel the world, take lovers at will, and assassinate their enemies -- but this fantasy can only last so long...

The play's title comes from an article written by Margaret Sanger, the noted women's rights icon and birth control advocate. What Every Girl Should Know is an important and timely new work: it is a playful, yet challenging story of four young women banding together under dire circumstances.

Director Tom Stell, the director of the critically acclaimed Houston premiere of Ruined by Lynn Nottage in 2014, is excited to produce another female playwright's compelling drama. "What drew me to this play is the affection and camaraderie the characters share with each other. Together they take on a harsh world," says Stell. What Every Girl Will Know will feature an all-female cast of local talents.

Special Dates:

Monday, March 23, 2015 at 8 PM - PWYC Industry Night
Saturday, March 14, 2015 - Join us for a Talk Back

*A portion of Thursday performance proceeds will benefit the Houston Area Women's Center

Tickets: http://whateverygirlshouldknow.brownpapertickets.com/

For more information, visit www.obsidianartspace.org.

Cast:

Arianna Bemudez, a Mildred's Umbrella Theatre company member who has also featured in Houston's 14 Pews, Bayou City Concert Musicals, Masquerade Theatre, HITS, Music Box Theatre and Texas Repertory Theatre;

Haley Hussey, nominated as Houston Press' Best Supporting Actress and BroadwayWorld Houston's Best Actress in a Play for her role as "W" in c*ck(Theatre LaB, 2014).

Victoria Politte, recentHSPVA graduate and University of Houston student;

Rachel Rubin, last seen in Catastrophic Theatre's A Very Tamarie Christmas;

Creative Team:

Tom Stell, Executive Director of Obsidian Art Space will direct and design;

Deborah Blake of Queensburry Theater, costume design; and

Jacey Little, OAS' new Managing Director, former Literary Manager and Dramaturg of the Alley Theatre and Horse Head Theater Co. member will provide dramaturgy.

About the Playwright:

Monica Byrne is a writer and playwright based in Durham, North Carolina. Byrne's other plays include Tarantino's Yellow Speedo, The Pentaeon, The Memory Palace, Nightwork, Poor Ball, Miss America 1988 and The Last Human Conversation. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Girl in the Road. Byrne studied at Wellesley College and MIT.

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