Refracted Co Announces Cast for Mathilde Dratwa’s A Play about David Mamet Writing a Play about Harvey Weinstein Directed by Tova Wolff
The cast of Chicago talent includes Mackenzie Jones as Francince, Jaeda Larkins as Zoe, Rachel Hauben Combs as Francesca, and William Ryder as The Davids.
About the Play:
In 2018, the year after the New York Times published the first sexual abuse allegations involving Harvey Weinstein, David Mamet wrote a play. David Mamet, a legendary voice of the American theater, is known for his provocative plays about sex, masculinity, and power, most of which premiered in the 1970’s - 1990’s. In the last two decades, Mamet and his work have been widely criticized for exalting the male ego while devaluing women’s voices by creating shallow female characters with little to no agency. Which is why many were incredulous when, in 2018, he was given production rights to write and direct Bitter Wheat, a “farce” about a thinly veiled Weinstein-stand-in character committing cruel acts of sexual abuse (a show which saw a poorly reviewed run at The Garrick Theatre in 2019.)
Also in 2019, Mathilde Dratwa, a Brooklyn based playwright, wrote a play, and this is the play you are about to see. This is the first time this play has been seen/heard in Chicago, so we are thrilled at the chance to see what it feels like in front of a Chicago audience. You are very much a part of this experience! So stay alert…you never know what monsters might be here tonight.