SMWC presents The Lady Victory

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Music and Theatre Department proudly presents Ann Folino White’s “The Lady Victory,” Oct. 23-26, 2014, in the Cecilian Auditorium.

Adapted from Jane Vincent Taylor’s semi-autobiographical and fantastical poems of the same title and featuring original songs by Emily Nott, the play tells the story of a group of pregnant teenage girls and the nuns who care for them at Our Lady of Victory home for Unwed Mothers, in 1960s Oklahoma.

Hidden away from the world for the duration of their pregnancies, the “Victory girls” lessen their fears of what’s to come and what they will lose by staging their own version of the musical Oklahoma! As the girls struggle to understand what is happening to them, their confidante and mentor, Sister B begins to question her own sense of duty and morality. The powerful piece of theatre voices the longing, loneliness, confusion, and anger experienced by these young women.

“The only community to have seen the premiere last year was Michigan State University, and Ann Folino White actually rewrote some scenes, so our audience will be seeing a brand new play – our own premiere!” states Danielle O’Connor, theatre director at SMWC.

O’Connor chose the play on the recommendation of Carolyn Conover, a 2002 graduate of The Woods and current Master of Fine Arts student at Michigan State University (MSU). The playwright is a professor at MSU, and Conover actually starred in the premiere of the play.

“Carolyn suggested it since it was a play that required a strong female cast,” states O’Connor. “She knew the story was something with which the students here would connect, and she was right! I read it as soon as we closed our spring play, cried, and then read it again.”

Box Office Info

• Performance Dates
• Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, October 26 at 2 p.m.

Cecilian Auditorium, Conservatory of Music, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

• Ticket Prices
• Adults: $12.00/$15 for reserved seats
• Children and Senior Citizens: $7.00/$10 for reserved seats
• Area College Students with IDs and Children under 12: free

The Box Office will open one hour before each performance.

Call (812) 535-6211 for further information and to order tickets.

Theatre Director/Productions Manager – Danielle O’Connor

Technical Designer/Set and Lighting Designer – Anthony Dinkel

Costume Designer – Joni Hooper

“The Lady Victory” Cast List