Sylvia (Maureen Keiller, left) shares a juicy piece of gossip with her friend Edith (Kerry A. Dowling, right) in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End.

Mary (Anne Gottlieb, left) and Crystal (Georgia Lyman, right) have it out in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett

The two Mrs. Haines, Mary (Anne Gottlieb, left) and Crystal (Georgia Lyman, right), meet in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo credit: Mike Lovett.

The Countess de Lage (Mary Klug) enjoys a cocktail while getting her hair done in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett.

The Countess de Lage (Mary Klug) learns of her husband's infidelity in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett.

Sylvia (Maureen Keiller, left) confronts Crystal (Georgia Lyman, right in tub) about an alleged affair in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett.

Manicurist Olga (Ellen Colton, left) tells Mary (Anne Gottlieb, right) a terrible secret in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo: Mike Lovett

Sonya Raye (left), Anne Gottlieb (center) and Nancy E. Carroll (right) team up for cocktails in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett.

Peggy (Aimee Doherty) and Edith (Kerry A. Dowling) revel in the latest bit of gossip in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo credit: Mike Lovett.

Mary (Anne Gottlieb, left) consults her mother Mrs. Morehead (Alice Duffy, right) in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo credit: Mike Lovett

Georgia Lyman as Crystal Allen in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company Production of THE WOMEN, running now thru October 21st at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Tix/Info: 617-933-8600. Photo Credit: Mike Lovett.