The Women: A Reading
by Claire Boothe Luce
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, November 5 and 6, at 8 PM
WHERE: Black River Playhouse, Grove and Maple in Chester
TICKETS: $10. Reservations: 908.879.7304
Website: For more information, please visit www.chestertheatregroup.org
Welcome to a secret society—the world of women. In The Women, a 1930s Broadway hit by Clare Boothe Luce, a Manhattan socialite discovers her husband is cheating on her, and her girlfriends are no help at all. With manicured claws, these women fight to maintain their status while scheming to leave, steal or win back their own husbands.
This classic play captures a world that only half the population ever really gets to see. A revealing look into the lives of the ladies-who-lunch that is clever, cut-throat and full of outrageous humor.
The Women had an initial Broadway run of 657 performances before touring for two years. It was later adapted for the big screen in 1939.
“A play that takes place in women’s boudoirs, salons, bubble baths and powder rooms—information for the men in the audience, confirmation for the women and a true celebration of the extraordinary actresses in our company.”
“I don’t ask any man to understand me. How could he? I’m a woman.”
