"What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open." — Muriel Rukeyser
American Woman tells the story of four women — Hannah, Ellie, Moon and Claire; two white women and two women of color — coming of age in the latter 20th and early 21st centuries. In the spirit of The Heidi Chronicles and spanning three decades, the play depicts the women's relationships and what it's like to grow up female in the years leading up to the Me Too and Times Up era. American Woman speaks to the hidden realities and secret languages girls learn and women ultimately speak and live with in every aspect of their lives.
Cast:
HANNAH (17-47): A college-educated, middle-class, white woman living in and around New York City.
GORDON (19-47): Hannah’s friend and occasional love interest whom she meets in college.
MOON (17-47): Hannah’s friend from childhood. A provocateur. Mixed-race.
ELLIE (17-47): Hannah’s friend from childhood. Marries her high school sweetheart and never leaves their hometown.
CLAIRE (20-47): A middle-class black woman who befriends Hannah in college.
ROBBY/ROBERT: (18/46): A guy at a party/The CEO of Hannah’s company.
TAMMI (45): Moon’s girlfriend.
