175 Martha Hansen: Actor, Writer, Producer Launches 1st Play

Martha Hansen knows what it’s like to age. What she didn’t know was that 7 Days at Sea would be the first play she wrote and self-produced. Or that it would hit, head-on, the sexuality of women at older ages, as well as bring her close up to illness, gayness, and the growing insignificance women experience as they age.

Martha says a lot of the credit for mounting the play goes to Kristina McCloskey who helped her with development. And, Margaret Knapp, who helped with structure and production and ultimately became the director. She couldn’t believe the support the theater community heaped on her and said she could never have come to this day without them. Not bad for a woman whose entire career was in science!

”I’m a big storyteller. I was such a wild child that I have a lot of stories.”

7 Days at Sea is enjoying a limited run in Chicago at the Edge Theater on Broadway. 

Connect with Martha:

Email: mjhansen613@comcast.net

Website: https://www.lightandsoundproductions.org/