Sophie Treadwell’s searing 1928 play, a landmark of American expressionism, is reborn in this striking new ballet. Machinal tells the story of a woman caught in the cold machinery of modern life: her ...
PROVIDENCE — Written nearly a century ago by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, the expressionist play “Machinal” features themes of female entrapment and social pressure that feel ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This beautiful, haunting adaptation of "Machinal" preserves swaths of journalist Sophie Treadwell's 1928 landmark expressionist ...