Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

Author: Alan Ball 
Premiered: 1993 Work Type: Play
  
  
Description:

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress is a comedy-drama play by Alan Ball about five bridesmaids who hide in a bedroom during a wedding reception to escape the festivities, revealing their individual secrets, insecurities, and shared experiences with love, friendship, and trauma, exploring themes of female identity and relationships in a humorous and poignant way. The play, set in the 1990s, follows the distinct personalities of the women as they bond over their shared situation, despite their differences, and grapple with issues like sexual abuse, commitment, and societal expectations.

All shows for this title:

Newport Theatre Arts Center 7/14/2023 - 7/16/2023
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