Jamie Petitto plays "Joan" in Merc Playhouse's one woman show The Playground, which examines the power dynamics of upper class white women in New York City. Photo by Julia Babkina

Being an upper class white woman in New York City can be hard. The Playgound, a play by Jim Dalglish that just finished a weekend run at the Merc Playhouse, examines the power dynamics of wealthy women in one of America’s most notorious concrete jungles.

The play centers on Joan, an upper class woman from San Francisco who pauses her career to move with her husband to New York City for his high paying job at…

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