Steubenville responds to rape culture in the United States by questioning the problematic narratives surrounding rape and romance. The play examines gendered roles in sexual and romantic relationships through a collage of interviews with women at Carnegie Mellon University, pop culture references, news outlets, an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, and the story of “Jane Doe’s” rape in Steubenville, Ohio, in 2012.
CREATIVE TEAM
““Steubenville’s message—beautifully and innovatively expressed—is more potent now than ever. I do not exaggerate when I say everyone needs to see Steubenville””
Written by Eleanor Bishop, Dan Giles, Savannah Reich
Direction: Eleanor Bishop
Performance: Molly Griggs, Zachery Fifer & Colin Whitney
Dramaturg: Rachel Abrams
Scenic Design: Joey Sarno
Costume Design: Jamie Gross
Media Design: Dan Sakamoto
Lighting Design: Hunter Modisett
Sound Design: Gareth Hobbs
Production Photography: Louis Stein
Presentations
Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, Pittsburgh, 18-20 March 2015
“Thank you for giving me the gift of connection and company in the things I can often feel so alone in”
PRESS
Howlround, May 2019
American Theatre magazine, January 2015
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 14, 2015
Radio New Zealand interview, March 26, 2015
Review in The Tartan, March 22, 2015
