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What happens when women tell the story? The lines between fact and fable blur in the dystopian fantasy play “Warning,” where we are asked to confront power, truth, and the role women play in a society that has largely erased their stories from history. "Warning" weaves narratives and timelines from poetic Greek Mythology and 1918 Kansas, to an altered 2020. Cass, a reporter in, is being held captive...
What happens when women tell the story? The lines between fact and fable blur in the dystopian fantasy play “Warning,” where we are asked to confront power, truth, and the role women play in a society that has largely erased their stories from history. "Warning" weaves narratives and timelines from poetic Greek Mythology and 1918 Kansas, to an altered 2020. Cass, a reporter in, is being held captive at the White House, during the chaos of a dystopian pandemic. Meanwhile Cassie, a young nurse in Kansas battles the Spanish Flu. These timelines begin to merge and overlap when the soothsayer Cassandra attempts to intervene, redeeming her own tragic narrative and breaking the cycles of silence and abuse. Cass escapes and shares her story, creating a cascade of women coming forward, which brings about a new revolution. In the last scene, we see Cass, now an anchor, introducing the first female President. In a world where powerful men are often the loudest voices in the room, will Cass manage to be heard above their roar? And, will truth create a catalyst for change that ripples out of the theatre and into our streets?