10 Days in a Madhouse

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Is she insane, or just pretending?

In this gripping psychological opera based on true events from 1887, trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly fakes madness to expose the truth from inside New York’s notorious Blackwell’s Asylum. What she discovers is a world where women are silenced, sanity is questioned, and power decides who is believed.

This Canadian premiere from composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch stars Mireille Asselin as Nellie Bly and Jorell Williams as Dr. Blackwell.

Directed by Joanna Settle (Sky on Swings), 10 Days in a Madhouse boasts an evocative set by Andrew Lieberman that transforms the asylum into a maze of the mind. Composed by Rene Orth with a libretto by Hannah Moscovitch, 10 Days in a Madhouse is directed by Joanna Settle (Sky on Swings). Designer Andrew Lieberman’s set transforms the asylum into a maze of the mind.