Women In Theater

By Elle Hebbelinck

I dedicate this piece to the cast of Decision Height at Michigan State University, Rileigh Belle Wine the student director, and to the overlooked and objectifed women in theatre. You all are stars and deserve the world.

Decision Height and their student leader, Rileigh Belle Wine

Rileigh Belle Wine is a Junior at Michigan State and has been in productions for the MSU Theatre Department as well as directed them. Shows she has been a part of at MSU are Much Ado About Nothing and A Beautiful Day In November On The Greatest Of The Great Lakes and shows she directed are Horse Girls in March 2024 and Decision Height in April 2025. She is an inspiring leader, actor, friend, and all-around incredible human. Shadowing these rehearsals and attending the final performance was an absolute honor. The amount of dedication, love, care, and rawness in this show is undoubtedly astonishing and the whole cast and crew truly created something I will remember for a long time. Decision Height is about Women Airforce Service Pilots(WASPS) during World War ll. The story is told by Virgina Hascal as well as her other WASPS. Sisterhood, bravery, sacrifice, and leaving home to be unrecognized American Heroes. All these girls come from many different backgrounds, but they are a family. Decision Height was open from April 1st - April 5th, 2025 in Studio 60 in Fairchild Theatre.