WINTER'S END

WINTER'S END is an absurdist retelling of the Persephone myth from Greek legend, examining and questioning the fact that in most tellings of the story, Persephone has no voice and makes no active choices of her own. Paralleling Persephone's helplessness is the current debate raging over reproductive rights. Cassie, a young college student, runs away from anti-abortion activists to find herself in the house of...

WINTER'S END is an absurdist retelling of the Persephone myth from Greek legend, examining and questioning the fact that in most tellings of the story, Persephone has no voice and makes no active choices of her own. Paralleling Persephone's helplessness is the current debate raging over reproductive rights. Cassie, a young college student, runs away from anti-abortion activists to find herself in the house of the underworld where she must navigate the absurdities of "the way things have always been done" to try to help Persephone make a choice of her own.

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WINTER'S END

Cassie (f), A young woman on the run; college student; tries to be tough
Wife (f), A nurturing and loving woman who obeys her mother’s every command
Butler (m), The Husband’s butler who can’t stand him; constantly rearranging the furniture
Husband (m), A hardworking man who idolizes his wife; loves numbers
Mother (f), The Wife’s mother who detests the Husband; loves her daughter fiercely
Jared (m), Cassie’s boyfriend; well-intentioned, if not a little old-fashioned in the wrong kinds of ways

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Wild Imaginings, Year 2025
  • Type Reading, Organization Wild Imaginings, Year 2025
  • Type Reading, Organization Dragonfly Theatre Company, Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization Wayward Sisters Theatre Ensemble, Year 2020

Awards

  • Words Cubed
    Utah Shakespeare Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2025
  • Epiphanies New Play Festival
    Wild Imaginings Theatre
    Finalist
    2025
  • Madison New Works Laboratory
    James Madison University
    Semi-Finalist
    2025
  • Fentress Films Festival
    Fentress Films
    Selection
    2022