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Judy Holliday had a genius level I.Q. of 172, but was best known for playing characters, who, on the surface at least, were not the sharpest tools in the shed. Most notable was her portrayal of Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday which won her an Academy Award in 1950. The public conflated Judy with this beloved character, so, when she was called before the Senate Internal Subcommittee and interrogated about having Communist leanings, Judy used that persona to avoid implicating herself or naming names. This concealing of her true self spilled over into the relationships in her life as well, as she tried to negotiate a career as an intelligent woman in Hollywood during a very oppressive era. Concealing Judy Holliday is an expressionistic non-linear play that explores what may have been going through the mind of the 1950’s Academy Award-winning actress as she lapsed in and out of consciousness in the last days of her life. It’s a funny and poignant collage of scenes that play out in a kaleidoscopic fashion as she is beguiled and beset by memories of the triumphs and tragedies of her life.see less

Judy Holliday had a genius level I.Q. of 172, but was best known for playing characters, who, on the surface at least, were not the sharpest tools in the shed. Most notable was her portrayal of Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday which won her an Academy Award in 1950. The public conflated Judy with this beloved character, so, when she was called before the Senate...see more