The how and the why
by sarah treem
Directed by Tanya Mathivanan
Starring: Bronwen Smith and Annie Arbuckle
April 11-15, 2023 at Evergreen Cultural Centre
*A remount of our 2018 hit production which was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Awards
Evolution, Feminism and Destiny collide in Sarah Treem’s (House of Cards,The Affair) poignant play about science, family, and the difficult choices that women face. Why do women menstruate? Modern science has supplied us with the “How”, but no one seems to have answered the “Why”. Rachel, a young grad student in Evolutionary Biology visits Zelda, a pioneer of the field. She posits a radical new hypothesis to answer this very question, which just happens to challenge Zelda’s own ground-breaking work. As the two brilliant women spar over their contrary views on science, career and generational divides, the ulterior motives surrounding their intense meeting slowly begin to unravel…