The Secretaries

Written by The Five Lesbian Brothers

Directed By Sam Gordon for Pace University Directing IV Class Presentation, April 30th & May 1st, 2025

Something's rotten in Big Bone! Pretty Patty Johnson is thrilled to join the secretarial pool at the Cooney Lumber Mill under the iron-fisted leadership of sultry office manager Susan Curtis. But she soon begins to feel that all is not right—the enforced diet of Slim-Fast shakes, the strange clicking language between the girls, the monthly disappearance of a lumberjack. By the time Patty discovers murder is part of these office killers' skill set, it's too late to turn back! In the guise of satiric exploitation-horror, The Secretaries takes an unflinching look at the warping cultural expectations of femininity.

Cast:

Maggie Mcauliffe as Patty

Sheena Zhang as Susan

Chloe Rigler as Ashley

Dorothy Maskara as Dawn

Jacquelyn Arias as Peaches

Additional team:

Sound design by Maggie Dunn

Lighting design by May Harris

Props design by Maya McQueen and Kissel Barrantes

Photos by Jay Giffin and Dani Perez