THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON

This show is selling out! A raucous & surreal reckoning with our founders’ legacy of slavery. Runtime: 92 mins with no intermission MORE ABOUT MIZ MARTHA: Behold the feverish Martha Washington, our first First Lady, on her deathbed, surrounded by the enslaved people poised to claim freedom the moment she dies (true story). In her final hours, she is confronted by a hallucinatory “trial” where she must face her past and the legacy of slavery in the United States. The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington by Pulitzer Prize-winning James Ijames (Fat Ham) is a spicy satire that explores issues of race, power, and historical memory. The Wilma brings this pertinent and dynamic production to life with deep sincerity, high-stakes clowning, and striking imagery under the direction of HotHouse Member Brett Ashley Robinson. Content Information: Suggested for ages 13+. This show contains strong language, depictions of sexual assault, and violence. It features fog and bright lights, with loud sounds (gunshots, confetti poppers, and a sustained loud sound). Please contact our box office at tickets@wilmatheater.org if you’d like more details.