Ashley Sigmon

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Sarah Siddons is considered one of the greatest English tragic actresses, most known for her portrayals of Lady Macbeth and Hamlet.

Siddons first played Hamlet in 1775, and would go on to play Hamlet 9 times over the next 3 decades of her career. The radical nature of her portrayal of the character came from her deliberate choice to complicate the presentation of gender through the costume she designed for the role. She forewent breeches and instead opted for a design that was much more androgynous, a choice that sparked contemporaries of hers to begin to explore the constructed-ness of gender.

She is best known and revered for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth, which she first performed in 1785. Her interpretation of the character, which presented Lady Macbeth as a woman with strong sense of maternity and a delicate femininity as opposed to just a murderous, evil queen, astonished audiences and influenced other actresses/portrayals going forward.

What a neat idea for women's history month! Also, I didn't know who the first female actress to grace the stage was. Thank you Margaret for paving the way!

On December 8, 1660, Margaret Hughes made theatre history when she performed the role of Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Othello at Thomas Killigrew's new King's Company's Vere Street theater, making her the first woman known to perform on an English stage.

The decision to cast Hughes was so uprecedented at the time that all performances of Othello in which Hughes performed included a special pre-show announcement to prepare audiences for seeing a woman on stage. She went on to have a revolutionary, though short-lived career and lived a remarkable life that has been memorialized in books, plays, and movies including the 2004's Stage Beauty starring Claire Danes.

Stay tuned as we highlight other historical leading ladies each week in honor of Women's History Month

I just finished my first session with WeAudition and now I can be a reader for others! If you have an audition coming up or just want a study buddy for your lines, hit me here!

Ashley Sigmon WeAudition Rehearse and read lines with actor Ashley Sigmon

So great to see more actors from Maryland making their way! Congratulations, Hazel!

Ten year old Towson girl joins Broadway tour of Les Misérables A Towson native dreamed a dream, put the work in, and scored the role of young Cosette in the Broadway tour of Les Misérables, which comes to the Hippodrome in Baltimore next week.

https://youtu.be/22p4m-9hr_4

ASHLEY SIGMON Demo Reel 2023 MOTEL, directed by Carolin Harvey, November 2022. A Lunchtime Liberosis, directed by Nathan Hopkins, April 2022.After All, written by Victor Wishna, self-tap...

I can’t wait until this film gets released! Here are some stills from MOTEL that got released.

This is the student film I am CURRENTLY starring in. I am posting about this because these kids deserve all the extra help they can get (if this was for a big filming gig, I would be under an NDA and would not post about it until the media was released). We are already two days in, but I didn't know about the gofundme! So now I'm sharing it because these kids deserve it. Please click on the link, donate if you can, and if you can't, please share it ❤

"Our funding goal mainly covers the costs of renting our location and providing meals/snacks for our cast and crew. Anything you can donate will help us achieve our goals! All donors will receive their names in the credits at the end of our film. We appreciate anything 🙂"

"Motel": Towson Student Short Film, organized by Carolin Harvey Hi, my name is Carolin, and I am the writer and director of "Motel." For more info,… Carolin Harvey needs your support for "Motel": Towson Student Short Film

No they don’t. I refuse.

What do you think?

Another glowing review of Frankenstein!

Get your tickets now to see our remaining shows!

http://www.theatrebloom.com/2022/09/frankenstein-at-the-strand-theatre/?fbclid=IwAR21YnmX8T5DTR6QWBX9uLCdE941k6994PI2R_3b4SSuOENLXsgegs2vKms

Frankenstein at The Strand Theatre - TheatreBloom “Madness is that much closer to death”

“Sigmon gives warm humanity to DeLacy.” - Max Garner, MD Theatre Guide.

https://mdtheatreguide.com/2022/09/theatre-review-frankenstein-at-strand-theater-company/

Theatre Review: ‘Frankenstein’ at Strand Theater Company “Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mold me man? Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me?” – John Milton, from “Paradise Lost” There have been several stage adaptations of Mary…

Photos from our recent show! This is such a great cast, I love each and every one of them! Please come out to the Strand Theater and support us!

Monsieur Beaufort makeup test! For with help from one of my fellow actors

We open this Friday! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, get them now!

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Hey look! It’s me!!!

Meet the Cast of Frankenstein!
Ashley Sigmon (Madame Delacey/Monsieur Beaufort - She/Her) This is Ashley’s debut with the Strand Theater Company. She has lived in Baltimore for nearly all her life and is excited to be on the stage in her own backyard. Most recently she was in SHE KILLS MONSTERS as Agnes and played Kate Williams in WHO’S DYING TO BE A MILLIONAIRE! Ashley likes to work on both the stage and on screen. For over a year she has trained with The Academy of Fine Arts and worked this past spring with Capital Coaching Studio. Ashley can’t wait to show the theatrical community what she can do and meet more talented artists just like the ones in the cast of FRANKENSTEIN.
Frankenstein opens September 9th and runs through September 25th on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays! The shows will be at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays! There will also be an industry night show no Thursday September 22nd at 8pm!Tickets are just $10 for Artists, Students, and Seniors and $20 general admission.Head over to www.strand-theater.org/tickets
Join us on opening night for a signature cocktail and treats!

Meet Our Playwright!
Danielle Mohlman is a nationally produced playwright based in Seattle, WA.
Danielle’s plays have been developed at Arena Stage, the Kennedy Center, the Cherry Lane Theatre, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Field Trip Theatre, Umbrella Project, Youth Theatre Northwest, The Scratch & Really Really Theatre Group, and Seattle Public Theater among others. She has received commissions from Cygnet Theatre, Rorschach Theatre, Dacha Theatre, Village Theatre, the 5th Avenue Theatre, and Book-It Repertory Theatre.
Danielle’s plays include Stopgap (Field Trip Theatre, DCCAH Larry Neal Award finalist); Nexus (Hubbard Hall, Dreamwell Theatre, The Kilroys honorable mention, DCCAH Larry Neal Award finalist, Woodward/Newman Award finalist); Dust (Dacha Theatre, The Kilroys List, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center semi-finalist, Finish Line Commission); Rushing (The Scratch & Really Really Theatre Group, Umbrella Project Writers Group); Frankenstein (Mount Vernon High School, Village Theatre KIDSTAGE, Byron Nelson High School, Castaic High School); The Locusts (Seattle Public Theater, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center semi-finalist); Rocky Road (Project 5 Commission, Kent School); and Secret Admirer (Dacha Theatre).
Danielle is an alumna of Playwrights’ Arena at Arena Stage, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship, and the Umbrella Project Writers Group. She is a proud graduate of both Cal Poly Pomona and Emerson College, and a current company member with Dacha Theatre.
Danielle is currently working on an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for Book-It Repertory Theatre. The play is set to premiere in February 2023.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” which is considered the earliest example of the science fiction genre. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary's mother died less than a fortnight after giving birth to her, which plays an active role in the Danielle Mohlman’s new take on the story of “Frankenstein.” She was raised by her father, who provided her with a rich education, encouraging her to adhere to his own anarchist political theories.
Until the 1970s, Shelley was known mainly for her efforts to publish her husband's works and for her novel “Frankenstein,” which remains widely read and has inspired many theatrical and film adaptations. Recent scholarship has yielded a more comprehensive view of Shelley's achievements. Scholars have shown increasing interest in her literary output, particularly in her novels, which include the historical novels “Valperga” and “Perkin Warbeck,” the apocalyptic novel “The Last Man,” and her final two novels, “Lodore” and “Falkner.” Studies of her lesser-known works, such as the travel book “Rambles in Germany and Italy” and the biographical articles for Dionysius Lardner's “Cabinet Cyclopaedia,” support the growing view that Shelley remained a political radical throughout her life. Shelley's works often argue that cooperation and sympathy, particularly as practiced by women in the family, were the ways to reform civil society. This view was a direct challenge to the men in her life. Mary Shelley was a Bechdel Test crusher in the Age of the Patriarchy.
Painting by Richard Rothwell

If you are in the Baltimore area, come see me in Frankenstein!

FRANKENSTEIN is less than TWO WEEKS AWAY!
Strand Theater Company kicks off our 15th Anniversary Season - Storm-Tossed and Star-Crossed: 15 Seasons of Women's Adventures on Stage with Danielle Mohlman's exciting new take on the original horror story, Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN! Featuring a cast of diverse actors and a uniquely feminist point of view, the novelist, herself, appears on stage as a character, bringing with her a grand new scope of possibilities!
Tickets are ON SALE NOW at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=stran! Join us 9.9.2022 for an Opening Night Party with a signature cocktail! Don't wait! This one is sure to sell out fast!
Directed by Lanoree Blake
Stage Managed by Jennifer Hasselbusch
Featuring
Alex Ade, Kay Black. Margaret Condon, Jacob Albert Gross, Caitlyn Hooper, Dave Iden, Nicolette LeFaye, Mika J. Nakano, Shaquan Pearson, and Ashley Sigmon!
Poster design by Mika J. Nakano.

I made a YouTube channel! I don't know how often I will be able to update it, but I'm excited to see where it goes

Ashley Sigmon - YouTube Hello, I am Ashley. I am an actor based in Baltimore. I have mostly done theatre but I am working on doing more TV and film. So far, I got to stand next to a...