Directors' Note
I feel I can provide very little introduction to Little Women that hasn’t already been said. But I think that’s exactly what makes it so exciting.
The speed and irreversibility of growing up feels especially present here on a college campus. My own shocks of growing up have included moving across the country for college, watching my twin sister move out of our childhood home to live with her partner, and checking Instagram to discover my first kiss has a wife and child. In rehearsals, we repeatedly found ourselves relating to the questions that our characters seem to be grappling with too: How long do I have left in my childhood bedroom? Who comes to holiday dinners now? When did all this happen? How much control do we actually have over our futures? When can I finally do what I want to do? Did my mom feel this way too? Does she still?
I can think of no better space to share this timeless story with the Yale community than the Schwarzman Center. At its most fundamental level, Little Women is also about the power of intergenerational relationships amongst women. The support of the Schwarzman center has allowed us to publicly welcome college students, professors, families, and New Haven community members of all ages to come share in a story that relates to them all. I cannot be more grateful for the opportunity to become a part of telling it.
Elsie Harrington, Director
Marissa Blum & Cassie Watt, Assistant Directors
