by Aliza Kenney At the age of 15, Lillian Hellman stole a ring from her uncle which she pawned in order to buy books. When she confessed what she had done, her uncle said, “So you've got spirit after all. Most of the rest of them are made of sugar water.” This statement would go on to define Hellman’s
This review was originally Posted on Boston and Beyond/Art & Entertainment. It has been said that, "blood is thicker than water," but not with the seemingly genteel, Southern Hubbard family. States Addie, the black maid in Regina's household, “Well, there are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. Then there are
We asked all of our directors this season the question "why?" Here are the answers from the director of our upcoming show, The Little Foxes! Why The Little Foxes? "Lillian Hellman was America's first great female playwright, a feminist pioneer, and a moral force. Her work deserves to be seen, celebrated, and reconsidered. And it's just a damn good story." Why