A Feminist Fantasia with Balls

This madcap new play swirls around a man named Guy and three very different women in his life whose feral drives, distorted priorities and passionate love affairs with salad are driving Guy over the edge. Tossed with Callaghan's signature bite, humor and rambunctious theatricality, “Women Laughing Alone With Salad” explores our image-obsessed culture in a world saturated by social media and seductive marketing. 

Critic's Choice: "Full of wild and unexpected ingredients! Sheila Callaghan gives us a lot to chew on, and the maniacal abundance of her approach is hard to resist, even (or especially) when it’s gleefully vulgar." -- Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times 

West Coast Premiere 

What's on the menu for Meredith, Tori, and Sandy: the three women in Guy's life? Healthy lifestyles, upward mobility, meaningful sex? Or self-loathing and distorted priorities? 

Inspired by the strangely ubiquitous advertising trend of picturing attractive women blissfully eating salad, award-winning playwright Sheila Callaghan breaks all the rules of our image-obsessed culture in Women Laughing Alone With Salad. This raw comedy is served with a side of feminism and tossed with audacious imagery, biting social critique, and devastating humor.

Creative Team

By Sheila Callaghan 

Directed by Neel Keller  

Projection Design by Keith Skretch 

Choreography by Ken Roht 

Scenic Design by Keith Mitchell 

Costume Design by Ann Closs-Farley 

Lighting Design by Elizabeth Harper 

Sound Design by John Zalewski

cast

Lisa Banes 

Nora Kirkpatrick 

David Clayton Rogers 

Dinora Z. Walcott

OFF SALE

Friends Ticket Presale On sale: January 25, 2023 

American Express® Early Access On sale: February 1, 2023 

Single Tickets On sale: February 8, 2023 

Performance Length The performance length is 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission. 

Be Aware: A Soldier’s Play is recommended for ages 13 and up. Please be advised that this production includes the presence of non-firing prop pistols, gunshot sound effects, strong language, and theatrical haze. 

American Express® Card Member Performance date: June 1, 2023 

ACCESS Performance date: June 17, 2023 

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