Grizelda is a farmer’s wife—overworked and under-appreciated by her family and in particular, her husband. But just when she starts to stand up for herself, she is betrayed and whisked away on a hellish “vacation” by a pair of malevolent travel brokers intent on stealing her soul. Can Grizelda find her confidence and, more importantly, find her way home? Can she break free of the cycle she’s been in her whole life? Can anyone tell her where Michigan is?!
Based on “The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife,” the HYPE troupe has taken this old tale and given it a fresh, comedic face with a feminist twist. At the beginning of April, they decided on source material as a collective and got to work writing, staging, and designing their own production. Facilitated by HYPE director Grayson Ashford, working with an all-student production team, to give full creative control to the HYPE students and allow them to apply the skills they’ve learned during their time in the program.