A woman holds a dark wig in the foreground while a bald man watches from behind her.

The Hope Theatre2021

Darling

The Production

A 1985 Indiana-set drama by Kathy Rucker about a charismatic con artist and his vulnerable accomplice, whose old-school catfishing mail-fraud scheme targets lonely romantics until one victim becomes their unexpected defender.

22 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Scott Le Crass
Lighting Design: Nathan Benjamin
Sound Design: Bella Kear
Photography: Steve Gregson

An older man sits on a chair under a spotlight with a crocheted blanket across his lap.

An older man sits with a crocheted blanket while another man stands closely behind him on the stage.

A bald man sits at a desk reading papers beside a typewriter and a glass.

A bald man gestures toward the audience from behind a typewriter on a small desk.

A bald man holds up a sheet of paper behind a typewriter in a low-angle view.

A bald man points toward a cluster of photographs pinned high on a black wall.

A bearded man reaches toward two framed portraits hanging on a dark wall.

A bearded man in a blue jacket sits beneath two framed portraits on a black wall.

A bearded man sits on a chair playing a cello in the middle of the stage.

A bearded man kneels beside an open box and holds a yellow cloth to his face.

A bearded man kneels on the floor and holds out a yellow cloth from an open box.

A man in a red jumper points while speaking to a bearded man standing beside a box.

A seated woman looks forward while a bearded man stands close behind her in the darkness.

A woman crouches beside shelving while a bald man stands near photographs on the wall.

A smiling woman and a bald man hold a small object between them on the stage.

A woman kneels over a cardboard box while a bald man stands behind a small plinth.

A woman holding a wig turns toward a bald man who gestures from behind a plinth.

A bald man leans forward with a small cup while a woman holds up a wig in the foreground.

A woman kneels with wigs around a cardboard box while a bald man stands behind her.

A woman touches her hair in the foreground while a bald man stands behind her near a typewriter.

A booklet titled “darling” lies on top of a black typewriter on a stage plinth.

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