About the Show

Six women in 1970 meet in a basement gym to change their lives and world, with echoes felt 50 years later.

In 1970, six women, all strangers, gather in a community center's basement gym, determined to transform their lives and impact the world around them. Half a century later, one of their daughters tries to piece together the events that transpired. Tony Award® nominee Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons) and Roundabout’s inaugural Directing Fellow and Associate Artist Whitney White (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) present a provocative, revealing, and irreverent play that delves into the dynamics of women's private meetings.

Critic Reviews (13)

A work of great ambition that seems to have grown its craft for the purpose
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"Wohl's memory play is sharp and witty"
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"Liberation goes all the way, and in doing so, exhorts us all to keep going."
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"Bess Wohl’s digressive drama toggles between the 1970s and today"
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"...the positives of Liberation outweigh the negatives"
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“...catches the spirit of a moment when everything in society seemed up for grabs”
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“Beautifully acted by a tight-knit ensemble of seven woman (plus one male ally).”
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the portraits they create are riveting despite the lack of action
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Cast and creative team

Roundabout Theatre Company