The Man She Was
Old Town Playhouse Young Company presents a Grecian theatrical telling of the story of Michigan Civil War hero Emma Edmonds. In this gender-bending play based on her book "Memoirs of a Soldier, Nurse, and Spy: A Woman’s Adventures in the Union Army", Edmonds enlists as Frank Thompson and serves as a male nurse, then a spy and finally a soldier. The cast of students embodies a variety of characters using masks, a common ancient Greek theater tool, to enhance the story and explore the masks we present to the world every day.
Directed by Aaron Wineman.
NOTE: This performance is held at the Grand Traverse Event Center/Comedy Club, 738 S. Garfield Ave, Traverse City.