“Wives” Weaves & Wavers on Women’s Identities—at Aurora
Jacklyn Backhaus Spins Herstory from Medieval to Modern by Patricia L. Morin Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Wives,” a comic satire spanning five centuries in four acts, mixes exaggerated caricatures of women as they struggle with the roles of wife, lover, and mother. “Wives” begins in the kitchen of medieval French king Henry II, then whisks us…