A Celebration of the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial – August 26, 2020, 7:00pm

 

(Note: The stream will become available approximately 10 minutes before showtime.)

 

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Play by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Directed by Ginny Ives*
– A Partnership with The League of Women Voters Columbia Area

Trustus Theatre is partnering with The League of Women Voters Columbia Area to celebrate the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial by bringing you a reading of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1911 activist play, Something to Vote For. Mrs. May Carroll is the new president of the Women’s Club, a group of ladies who discuss important decisions within the community while forbidding the discussion of women’s suffrage. However, when the group must come together to discuss their views on “pure milk,” the right to vote is at the center of the conversation. Can women truly influence their community without their place at the poll? Charlotte Perkins Gilman explores the need for women’s voices in issues affecting their community, issues many women still face today.

The evening will include a reading of Something to Vote For – a play from Gilman’s groundbreaking 1911 magazine The Forerunner – as well as a welcome from Producing Artistic Director Chad Henderson, an introduction from Ginny Ives (director), a presentation by Dr. Cynthia Davis (author of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Biography), and a musical performance by Trustus company member Katie Leitner.

In the early 20th Century, plays were an important part of the suffrage movement. Events were staged in private residencies, and tea was often involved. The hope was that the controversial conversation of women’s suffrage could be presented in a comfortable setting – bolstering the cause and hopefully swaying some anti-suffragists. Trustus Theatre and The League of Women Voters Columbia Area are excited to bring this celebratory event to the new home of performance and activism: YOUR LIVING ROOM.

Tune in for Trustus’ first original live stream event on Women’s Equality Day, and join in the celebration!

STARRING:
Kayla Cahill Machado* – Mrs. Carroll
Tashera Pravato – Dr. Strong
Sharese Salters – Mrs. Turner
Abigail McNeely* – Mrs. Reedway
Christine Hellman* – Mrs. Wolverhampton
Marybeth Gorman Craig – Mrs. O’Shane
Krista Grevas- Louise, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. A
Elizabeth Houck – Mrs. White, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. B
Deon Turner – Mr. Arnold
Kevin Bush* – Mr. Billings

*indicates a member of the The Trustus Company