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Madness or ghosts? In this audio drama adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s famous tale of a woman’s decent into madness while submitting to her doctor-husband’s “rest cure”, the themes emerge vibrantly that caused the original short story to be rediscovered and embraced by feminists and humanists alike in the 1970s. It’s powerful message retains its clearness and strength to this day. Recorded before a live audience at Baltimore Theatre Project on Halloween night, 2013.

Something stands behind the pattern and the ghastly yellow emptiness of the wallpaper. A prisoner within her own home, Jane is condemned to a bed with the words ”hysteria” left on her lips. Nothing to do, but to watch the yellow paper crinkle and age as time goes by. Doctors (and husbands) orders, after all. The problem is, something is looking back. Based on the Novel by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Written by Xander Chung Directed by Mylène Choicoine Starring: Marissa Blair as Jane Jordan Prentice as John Madie Joliffe as Eliza Brandon Juraj Frederick Vasko as Cousin Henry Recording ...