BEHIND THE SCENES…A last minute touch up during intermission affords the countesses a moment to ready themselves in The Madwoman of Chaillot, the Westfield High School Theatre’s fall play. From left: Countess Constantine (Chloe McAuliffe), Countess Aurelia, the title character (Nadia Rego); Countess Josephine (Madeleine Smith) and Countess Gabrielle (Charlotte Cotroned). Susan M. Dougherty
Arts and Entertainment
WHS Theatre Department Tackles Play that Exposes Evils of Society
WESTFIELD – How could The Mad Woman of Chaillot, a play written during World War II and performed for the first time in 1945, be relevant to the world today or to the teens who were in the Westfield High School Theatre’s production? Jean Giraudoux’s play, adapted by Maurice Valency, is satiric, whimsical and arguably a fable. Add its universal themes and voila, it all connects. The haves and have nots battle is ages old.
