Howards End

by Caroline Hewitt

Margaret and Helen Schlegel value poetry, romanticism, and emotion. Henry Wilcox wants more money and more power. Leonard Bast aspires to something above the bleak poverty he is stuck inside. When the four characters meet, the sisters’ relationship to each other, themselves, and the way they see the world, changes forever. Four actors play 16 characters in this adaptation of Forster’s 1910 novel which poses...

Margaret and Helen Schlegel value poetry, romanticism, and emotion. Henry Wilcox wants more money and more power. Leonard Bast aspires to something above the bleak poverty he is stuck inside. When the four characters meet, the sisters’ relationship to each other, themselves, and the way they see the world, changes forever. Four actors play 16 characters in this adaptation of Forster’s 1910 novel which poses questions that seem more urgent now than ever: how can we connect with people who aren’t like us? Can relationships endure changed values? And, what do we owe each other?

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  • Janie Brookshire: Howards End

    This lean adaptation of Forster's classic loses none of its nuance or complexity. Instead, the ingenious doubling focuses the story on the Schlegal sisters and their world as it orbits around them. We see what they see, feel what they feel, want what they want.

    This lean adaptation of Forster's classic loses none of its nuance or complexity. Instead, the ingenious doubling focuses the story on the Schlegal sisters and their world as it orbits around them. We see what they see, feel what they feel, want what they want.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Portland Center Stage--JAW PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Year 2019
  • Type Workshop, Organization Theater at Monmouth, Year 2018

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Dorset Theater Festival, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Portland Center Stage, Year 2020