Speranza Theatre Company presents Votes for Women, a one-act play written by Jennie Contuzzi. The play is intended for an audience of children and adults, ages six and up. Performances are September 23-25, 2020 at 6:00pm. All performances are free and open to the public with a runtime of 45-minutes, no intermission. Locations around Hudson County include: Lincoln Park, Columbus Park, West Hudson Park. Masks are required for all audience members and reservations are requested to help assure social distancing. All audience members should bring their own chair.
It’s 1913, thousands and thousands of women gather in Washington, D.C. They are there to call for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. While the fight for suffrage has been going on for 60 years, this huge parade, spearheaded by Alice Paul and the National American Woman Suffrage Association, marks the first major national event for the movement.
For a family audience of all ages, this emotional story is told from the perspective of the women who led the charge, and paved the way for the fight for equality. Runtime: 45 minutes. There will not be an intermission.
Recommended Age: 6+
Tickets: All performances are FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP at www.SperanzaTheatre.org to better help Speranza plan for audience social distancing. Audience should provide their own chair. **Masks are required by all audience members.**
Donations are welcome and can be made here.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 @ 6:00pm - Lincoln Park, 1 Lincoln Park, Jersey City
Thursday, September 24, 2020 @ 6:00pm - Columbus Park, 270 Montgomery St, Hoboken
Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 6:00pm - West Hudson Park, Schyuler Ave & Davis Ave, Kearny
Speranza Theatre Company, a member of The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, is a non-profit women's theatre company focusing on the presentation of plays to live audiences. Founded to provide an opportunity for artists, particularly females, to share their voices through entertaining and challenging theatre, Speranza continues to meet this mission by presenting competitively priced professional theatrical performances, free readings of new works, and educational programming.
