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PLAYWRIGHT. PERFORMER. THEATRE ARTIST.
A Skin of Veils
90 min: 3F 4M
synopsis:
War-time. Miriam, a glorified young woman betrothed to an old rebel and in love with a neighboring woman, faces trouble as a pack of soldiers wreaks havoc on the town, consuming women as they cross their paths. While learning the necessities of evil and the chaos of sexuality, Miriam comes to a crossroads of conception and identity. A ravishing by one hand and a kindness by another, who’s to tell which cycles fester within us?
casting:
Miriam - Female, young
Neighbor - Female, young
Joe - Male, old
Father - Female, older*
Mother - Female, older*
Panther - Male, any
Wounded Soldier - Male, younger
Liz - Female, youngish*
Woman - Female, youngish*
Soldiers - Male, not necessarily human actors
*Characters with asterisk are played by same actor listed above/below them
history:
2025: Lyman Center + SCSU | Production | dir. Gracy Brown
2025: O'Neill National Playwrights Conference | Semi-Finalist
2024: O'Neill National Playwrights Conference | Semi-Finalist
REVIEWS
“ The time and place of this play is purposely ambiguous because it’s a story that can happen anywhere at any time. It’s a play about men and women that goes back even before biblical times. It’s about cycles of horror and what it will take to break them. These characters are beautifully written and ones that we need to see on stage today. This play doesn’t shy away from the torture women go through so you shouldn’t look away either. Face the horrors and work to end them. ”
- Shaun Leisher || Literary Manager of Emerge Theatre Company, Literary Manager of RE: Theatre, Nominator for The Kilroys + 50 Playwright Project
“ Keeping the poetry prevalent in all of Emma's work, this play takes on a subject and world which doesn't always receive the attention deserved. Showcasing how war weaponizes women's bodies, Emma shows violence and love in the form of a woman who is finding herself within the context of a world torn. ”
- Elizabeth Mangan || Dramaturg + NYC Theatre Educator
2025 production
Southern Connecticut State University || Kendall Drama Lab
This production was part of Fall of Freedom, a nationwide movement of theatremakers uniting across the country to push back against fascism and assert the power of theatre as a tool for resistance and collective voice.
Learn more here.
C A S T
Miriam: Khabyra Alston Kennie
Neighbor: Nexxus Ortiz
Joe: Cristian Montanez, Bob Tait
Mother/Father: Mia Cruz
Panther: Jade McGovern, Anthony Forbes
Wounded Soldier: Connor Doughney
Liz/Woman: Kira Kelly
Soldiers: Edward Santiago, Jonathan Christiano, Davin Garamella
C R E A T I V E S
Director: Gracy Brown
Assistant Director: Malachy Jackson
Stage Manager: Aaron Kleinman
Assistant Stage Manager: Sean McKeever, Juliana Garcia
Scenic, Lighting, Projections: Doug Macur
Costumes: Heidi Leigh Hanson
Sound: Nathan A. Roberts
Production Manager: Nicole Bouclier Plummer
Technical Director: Conrad Kluck
PRESS
3
1/96
* Photo Credit: Isabel Chenoweth
Production Photos
“ Hill is a master storyteller, and her ability to weave myth and metaphor (and sacred text, including the Madonna story) into very real, cyclical histories of violence makes her characters feel robust and alive.”
- Lucy Gellman || Arts Council of Greater New Haven
“ Written by Professor of theatre Emma Joy Hill and directed by Southern alumna Gracy Brown, ’98, the three-night production blended myth, metaphor, and contemporary global realities into a searing theatrical experience.”
- SCSU News
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