When are new renderings of old stories needed? Struve's play OLD BAT has me convinced when I attended the reading at Angels Theatre Company, which really opened up a civic dialogue empowering local women to speak up. YES! There's many well-crafted layers to this play with sharp wit & wisdom. What really got me was the scene when Kira asks Hespera to tell a new story for Berichae the nymph, & the women retell it together. Designers will make this play theatrically stunning, from start to finish.

Selected for the 2023-24 Salon Reading Series at Angels Theatre Company:
Old Bat is at heart, one of those myths that draw our attention to the characters that are usually left out. It is the contemporary odyssey that Struve skillfully renders as a “tale of an ordinary woman”, that is one that may be forgotten in any other story, but not this one. Old Bat is a skillfully spun old myth that refocuses the hero’s journey and ultimately creates a modern and enjoyable tale. Highly recommended for reading and production.