Wives by Jaclyn Backhaus

Starring Aadya Bedi, Purva Bedi, Sathya Sridharan, and Adina Verson

Scenic Design by Reid Thompson

Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart

Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker

Sound Design and Composition by Kate Marvin

Production Stage Manager: Erin Albrecht

All photos taken by Joan Marcus for the Playwrights Horizons 2019 production.

P R E S S:

“Winking and exuberant! Jaclyn Backhaus’ Wives is a swift and playful feminist manifesto… The production's quartet of quick-shifting actors flourish under Margot Bordelon's crisp, comically assured direction: There's genuine warmth and readiness in their performances. They're there for each other, and watching them is like watching an enthusiastic came of four-square.”

- Sara Holdren, Vulture

“Directed with sharp comic finesse by Margot Bordelon and performed by a crackling good ensemble of four, Wives merrily barrels through its compact 80 minute running time until seamlessly blending into delivering its poignant message of not allowing those who would dominate women do so by dividing them.”

- Michael Dale, Broadway World

“Playwright Jacklyn Backhaus’ Wives at Playwrights Horizons, directed by Margot Bordelon, is a 90-minute, highly stylized and playful production that transports audiences seamlessly through the stories of some of history’s most fascinating women”

- Risa Sarachan, Forbes

“Backhaus is lucky to have the directorial services of Margot Bordelon, who shapes each sequence into its own elegantly styled cartoon, aided by an adept cast.”

- Lighting and Sound America

“Wives, by Jaclyn Backhaus, is both a serious and over-the-top crackling, comically directed by Margot Bordelon, tour through history”

- David Walters, New York Theatre Guide

“Director Margot Bordelon’s inventive and focused staging infuses the presentation with momentum and dazzling visual flourishes”

- Darryl Reilly, Theater Scene

“Divided into four distinct but interwoven parts with an initial royal fanfare of delightful subversion, Wives, as directed with precision and wit by Margot Bordelon (Vineyard’s Do You Feel Anger?), at first gives us one thing, and then, with a quick “I dare you, bitch” dives headfirst into another, one that is more deliciously daring dynamic than the usual story.”

- Ross, Front Mezz Junkies