Join us for the eagerly anticipated Signature Theatre production of
Mount Holyoke alumna Suzan-Lori Parks' Obie Award-winning play, Venus.
Traveling from her home in southern Africa for what she hoped would be a better life, Saartjie Baartman became an unfortunate star on the 19th Century London freak show circuit. Follow her journey to London, her rise to fame as the “Hottentot Venus,” and her eventual relationship with a French scientist. Inspired by Baartman's true story,
Venus is a tragic-carnival, an intense and devastating journey honoring her life and examining the way we live and love today.
A private talk back for the MHC group will follow the performance.
This production is the second in Parks’ Signature Residency One, a groundbreaking program that explores a series of plays from the body of work of one writer, providing in-depth insight into an individual artist.
Cost: $40 members / $45 non-members
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Limited availability - maximum 2 tickets per person.
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