benevolent

Set in 1917, benevolent follows a group of “fallen women” confined to the Inwood House reformatory as they reckon with their own power and consider how far they might go to break free.

art by Elena Cramer

History

Reading: Columbia New Plays Festival (Theatre Row), NY, NY, 5/17–5/18, 2025 (Directed by Nina Goodhe; presented under the title light as light)