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Graduate student Jayongela Wilder will direct “Eclipsed” at UCLA. An all-female African-American cast will present the play about the Second Liberian Civil War. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)

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Grad student challenges traditional depictions of women in play &#039;Eclipsed&#039; - Daily Bruin

Grad student challenges traditional depictions of women in play &#8216;Eclipsed&#8217;

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Jayongela Wilder is tired of seeing women in film and theater portrayed as fragile wives, submissive maids or incompetent lovers. Wilder, a graduate student in theater, seeks to change the stereotypical depiction presented in film and theater by directing “Eclipsed,” a play that tracks the tribulations and survival stories of five Liberian women during the Second Liberian Civil War.

https://dailybruin.com/2016/12/01/grad-student-challenges-traditional-depictions-of-women-in-play-eclipsed/

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Grad student challenges traditional depictions of women in play ‘Eclipsed’

By Sarah Ahern

Dec. 1, 2016 12:00 a.m.