Exponential Festival; Loading Dock, January 2026


A theatrical tear-down of the modern phenomenon of trad—or traditional—wives and the associated Christian conservative arsenal of beliefs, which also indulges in our collective yearning for fantasies of escape. This trad wife is eternally pregnant with her husband’s seed: What could possibly shake the ripeness of her faith in this idyllic existence?!

Creator and Performer: Hannah Mitchell

Performer: Kiki Milner

Assistant Director: Meaghan Robichaud

Scenic Design: Jonathan Schatzberg

Lighting Design: Jacqueline Scaletta

Sound Design, Marketing Design: Ethan Lindhout

Video Design, Promotional Photography: Suz Murray

Sculpture: Rosie Ding

Producer: Celebration Barn (David Bruin, Executive Artistic Director)

Stage Manager: Jason Driver

Backstage Assistant: Huxley Rain Garrett

Photos by Walter Wlodarczyk