Penelope is tired of waiting. While her husband lives a life of adventure and debauchery, Penelope sits at home…but she begins to wonder. Follow our heroine as she embarks on a spiritual journey, accompanied by six iconic women pulled straight from the pages of Homer’s The Odyssey. In the end, there’s one choice that Penelope needs to make: move on or keep waiting forever.
Woven tells the story of a woman who rediscovers herself in the most challenging of circumstances.
Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe in August 2023.
Conceived by Jessa Smith Campbell
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jessa Smith Campbell
Book and Lyrics by Julie MacLean (PCPA Version)
Fringe Cast: Jessa Smith Campbell as Penelope; Hannah Carnac as Circe; TJ Douglas-Welch as Calypso; Victoria Evaristo as Hera; Eleanore Frances as Athena; Emma Houlahan as Aphrodite; and Mairi Ikegami as Helen.
Photos by Tim Morozzo
Woven @ PCPA
Woven returns to the stage in an exciting new collaboration with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA)! Now expanded into two acts with more songs, deeper characters, and an even richer story, you won’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see bold and original musical theatre.