by Susan Glaspell
Performed March 18-20, 2004
Trifles is a murder mystery that explores gender relationships, power between the sexes, and the nature of truth. In the play, the farmer never actually appear; instead, the story focuses on the prosecutor, George Henderson, who has been called in to investigate the murder; Henry Peters, the local sheriff; Lewis Hale, a neighboring farmer who discovered Wright’s body; and Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, wives to the two local men. While the men bluster and tramp around the farmhouse searching for clues, the women discover bits of evidence in the ‘‘trifles’’ of a farmer’s wife—her baking, cleaning and sewing. Because the men virtually ignore the women’s world, they remain blind to the truth before their eyes.
Cast:
Stefen Hutchins as Mr. Hale
Erin Binkley as Mrs. Hale
Andy Higy as Sheriff Peters
Cheyenne Cook as Mrs. Peters
K. Shindo as County Attorney
Emily Chancellor as Mrs. White
Director: Nik Pipitone
Stage Manager: Liz Roose
Advisor: Tim Hopp