Southbank Theatre Presents Machinal
Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center
1000 W 42nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
An expressionist parable about an ordinary young woman who lives in a mechanized, materialistic world. A modern Everywoman, Helen works in a boring office, marries her boss who offers her financial security, finds motherhood oppressive, and has a lover who abandons her. Machinal presents the life of a young woman who asks an impersonal society, 'Is nothing mine?'
Why We Like It
- An expressionist play that explores the oppression and isolation of modern life.
- Presents a powerful story of a woman struggling to find autonomy and meaning in a conformist society.
- Acclaimed as a groundbreaking work of 20th century American theater.
Who Should Attend
This play will appeal to fans of thought-provoking, socially conscious theater, as well as those interested in exploring the human experience in an increasingly mechanized world.
