Magdalene: A New Musical

Mary is about to be married to Aaron, a man twice her age who sees her as property to control. When Aaron believes Mary is possessed by demons, he subjects her to a violent exorcism. On the day of a wedding she's forced to attend, a desperate young woman named Leah begs for help, and Mary makes a choice that will change everything.

She runs.

Mary finds refuge at Hannah's house, a weaving workshop that hides a dangerous secret: at night, the looms are pushed aside and women gather to learn something forbidden. To read.

What begins as one woman's escape becomes a network, weaving workshops by day, schools by night. Women learning to read contracts. To count their wages. To stand tall. Mary names the network "the Magdalene" - the tower.

But towers cast shadows. And in those shadows, the men who profit from these women are watching.

When the temple priests refuse to pay for months of the women's work, Mary's childhood friend Jesus flips their tables in rage, exposing the network to dangerous scrutiny. In a moment of anger, Mary makes a terrible mistake that will cost her everything.

One betrayal. One fire. One choice.

Mary will learn that the tower isn't the woman who never falls. It's the woman who stands again.

But first, she has to run. And in running, discover what it means to want something more than survival.