'benevolent' Follows Four Women in a Manhattan Reformatory
'benevolent' Follows Four Women in a Manhattan Reformatory  
Podcast: All Of It with Alison Stewart
Published On: Tue Aug 25 2026
Description: The new play "benevolent" follows four young women in 1917 at Inwood Benevolent Home, a terrible Manhattan reformatory for women down on their luck. Playwright Sophie McIntosh, director Nina Goodheart, and actor Mia Fowler discuss the play, running at IATI Theater now.  Photo by Nina Goodheart: Mia Fowler, Chani Reese, Livvy Marcus, Rachel Ravel in 'benevolent' Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.