"My nightmares begin and end with the letter A".

A... adultery--one of many letters that society places on people who don’t fit in or go against the status quo. The letters shift through the ages, but the labeling and out-casting continues. What’s your letter?

The VORTEX Repertory Company presents a contemporary drama of The Scarlet Letter by Phyllis Nagy. Based on the story from Nathanial Hawthorne’s classic American novel (published in 1850), this fresh production is undone, redone—a new look at the letter. Drawing on Hawthorne’s characters and plot, internationally-acclaimed, award-winning playwright Phyllis Nagy looks at the story from the point of view of the illegitimate child, Pearl. In this Scarlet Letter, Pearl re-lives the nightmare that was once her childhood, revisiting the memories of her haunting past. Director
Michelle K. Fowler integrates the contemporary and puritan sensibilities in order to tell a story for modern audiences. The characters emerge from their surroundings, providing Pearl with the courage to face her bitter memories and offering the audience a rose to "relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow".