You can’t control everything, Emma! But isn’t it fun to watch her try!? Yes! Yes it is! And far more than fun— it’s practically a divertissement of the most jubilant nature; it’s a rather uproarious, madcap enjoyment! Emma, the Jane Austen classic— as recently adapted by Kate Hamill for maximum rom-com tomfoolery— is situating itself onto the Everyman Theatre main stage as the final production of the 2025/2026 season. Directed by Laura Kepley,
Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to— get out from under the manipulative fist of the patriarchy who relies heavily on the normalization of harmful tactics like gaslighting. Not the single-word response you were expecting? Good. Because this isn’t your grandma’s Gaslight. Though it’s been adapted from that play (by Patrick Hamilton) by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson, this ‘gaslight of a thriller’— Deceived is not your classic case of a woman being manipulated into questioning her own sanity,