An astonishing women's play, with emotions on an operatic scale, which explores the tortured connections between desire and power.

It unfolds the story of Petra von Kant (Cristina Morrison), a successful but arrogant fashion designer in her mid-30s who falls passionately in love with Karin (Christina Vila), a beautiful, cunning young woman who wants a career in fashion business.

Although this remains one of Fassbinder's most controversial plays – it is also one of his most powerful, for both its volcanic emotional force and the unparalleled visual imagination it displays.

Even though the play features only women, it explores a basic human dilemma: What happens when you feel desire but are incapable of connecting emotionally with another person?

“White Orchard Theater is courageously readying the curtain once again, this time for Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s provocative 1972 play. The female cast of six depicts with stark honesty the lengths to which people will journey simply to stay with those they love. Fassbinder’s play offers a chilling narrative that brings to life the pain, longing, manipulation, and deception inherent in any relationship. - Joanne Green Miami New Times”

                           Valerie (Barbara Pergament)