Bella Manningham thinks she’s losing her mind. In the evenings, she hears strange sounds and the gas lights dim for no apparent reason. But is she losing her grip on reason, or is it being loosened for her? Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play gave us the word we now use for an insidious form of mental abuse. This new adaptation from Johnna Wright and Shaw’s own Patty Jamieson is a gripping thriller: will the gaslight have its intended, murderous, effect?
The following people provided invaluable assistance in bringing Gaslight to the stage:
Dramaturgical support:
Aaron Bushkowsky, Lucia Frangione, Joanna Falck, Kate Hennig, Del Surjik
Readings:
Molly Atkinson, Gabrielle Jones, Claire Jullien, Madelyn Kriese, Emily Lukasik, Thom Marriott, Tara Rosling, Ben Sanders, Gabriella Sundar Singh, Allan Teichman, Jacqueline Thair, Nicole Underhay, Shawn Wright
The development of Gaslight was supported by:
Ontario Theatre Creators’ Reserve
Saskatchewan Arts Board
The first play in August Wilson’s THE AMERICAN CENTURY CYCLE, his legendary ten-play cycle on the African-American experience in the 20th century.
