Directed by Melanie Keller
Cast
Stephanie Fongheiser...Meg/Bhaer
Shelby Lynn Bias...Jo
Jamie Herb...Beth/Laurie
Esther Fishbein...Amy/Brooke
Cast
Stephanie Fongheiser...Meg/Bhaer
Shelby Lynn Bias...Jo
Jamie Herb...Beth/Laurie
Esther Fishbein...Amy/Brooke
Press for the First Folio Production:
"As the show unfolded, it became clear this was no cursory take. While "Little Women" remains an endearing testament to sisterhood and the power of women to sustain and inspire each other, Chrisler's version emerges as a heartwarming portrait of a budding artist, one determined to express herself despite the obstacles she faces because of her gender -- obstacles female and female-identifying artists still face today."
Review in The Daily Herald
"By the end, when Bias’s Jo draws up a trunk in the attic—the scene of so much joy despite economic deprivation in the early lives of the March sisters—and begins writing their story, it’s nearly impossible to keep tears from falling. And though Jo is the author, in Chrisler’s adaptation, there is no doubt that Beth is the muse. 'Do you love me?,' she asks her sister shortly before her death. 'Then I know that I have not wasted my life.'"
Review in The Chicago Reader
Review in The Daily Herald
"By the end, when Bias’s Jo draws up a trunk in the attic—the scene of so much joy despite economic deprivation in the early lives of the March sisters—and begins writing their story, it’s nearly impossible to keep tears from falling. And though Jo is the author, in Chrisler’s adaptation, there is no doubt that Beth is the muse. 'Do you love me?,' she asks her sister shortly before her death. 'Then I know that I have not wasted my life.'"
Review in The Chicago Reader
