Urbanite Opens World Premiere of Judith This Friday

SARASOTA — On Friday, Urbanite Theatre in downtown Sarasota will present the world premiere of Katie Bender's Judith. Conceived and developed with Livy Scanlon and directed by Brendon Fox, it will run through February 18.

"Let me imagine, since facts are so hard to come by, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderfully gifted sister, called Judith, let us say." -Virginia Woolf.

Dressed in drag, Judith heads to London to save her brother’s reputation. In a patriarchal, politically charged, and deeply divided nation, she pursues work as a poet and discovers the pleasures and pitfalls of passing as the bard himself.

Gallivanting in and out of character, Judith is a solo show that questions identity, ambition, and self-worth.

Judith is presented in partnership with The Hanover Theatre Repertory in Worcester, MA, and stars Livy Scanlon. Visit the Urbanite website for ticket information.