Holly Holsinger

Holly Holsinger is an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University specializing in acting, voice and movement. Holly has been a Cleveland theatre artist for the past twenty years and has created/performed in in over fifteen original plays created in collaborative partnerships. Her body of work includes her solo performance, Frankenstein’s Wake and Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves, both of which have toured. She co-wrote and directed Ancestra at Cleveland Public Theatre, a play examining women’s rights in Ohio both past and present. Holly holds an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine, and is an Associate Teacher of the Fitzmaurice Voice technique.

Holly Holsinger is an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University specializing in acting, voice and movement. Holly has been a Cleveland theatre artist for the past twenty years and has created/performed in in over fifteen original plays created in collaborative partnerships. Her body of work includes her solo performance, Frankenstein’s Wake and Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves, both of which have toured. She co-wrote and directed Ancestra at Cleveland Public Theatre, a play examining women’s rights in Ohio both past and present. Holly holds an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine, and is an Associate Teacher of the Fitzmaurice Voice technique.

Scripts

Ancestra

by Holly Holsinger

1
Cast Size
8—15
Genre
biography,
docudrama/historic,
drama,
experimental,
political

Inspired by the 1853 National Women's Rights Convention, Ancestra weaves a historical account of the pioneers for women’s rights with the intimate biography of a contemporary journalist (Cora) who writes about reproductive healthcare. When Cora’s methods take an unconventional turn, she is plunged into a crisis through which past and present begin to converge, bringing to the forefront a vision of how far...

Inspired by the 1853 National Women's Rights Convention, Ancestra weaves a historical account of the pioneers for women’s rights with the intimate biography of a contemporary journalist (Cora) who writes about reproductive healthcare. When Cora’s methods take an unconventional turn, she is plunged into a crisis through which past and present begin to converge, bringing to the forefront a vision of how far society has come, and how far we have yet to go. Ancestra was first developed as a devised "work in progress" with a diverse, intergenerational group of women. Work on Ancestra continued through a scripted process with support from Cleveland Public Theatre where the play received a production. The playwrights have continued to develop this work, updating the script since Roe vs. Wade was overturned. The play is co-authored with Chris Seibert with Renee Schilling and Sally Groth.

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