Presents Voices and Echoes Short Play Series and Discussion
Two short plays will examine how race, gender, class and freedom in 19th and 20th century America still shape and inform modern sensibilities and struggles.
Saturday March 30, 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
New Rochelle Public Library (Westchester County, NY)
1 Library Plaza (one block from the New Rochelle MetroNorth Train Station)
New Rochelle, NY 10801
To RSVP visit https://newrochelle.librarycalendar.com/event/voices-and-echoes-short-play-series-8067
Thread written by Sharon Latimer Mosley,
Performed by Reggie Street and Michael Alexander, Directed by Harold Hodge Jr.
In the wake of the 1863 New York City draft riots, a self made dress-maker and Navy recruiter face crucial choices about their future.
Masher written by Amy Frey
Performed by Amy Frey and Margaret Gorrel, Directed by Tal Aviezer.
Mrs. John G. Bettancourt is everything a model, upper-class Victorian woman should be: wife, mother, hostess, however, what happens when she encounters a "masher" (man who assaults a woman)?
To RSVP visit https://newrochelle.librarycalendar.com/event/voices-and-echoes-short-play-series-8067
Thread written by Sharon Latimer Mosley,
Performed by Reggie Street and Michael Alexander, Directed by Harold Hodge Jr.
In the wake of the 1863 New York City draft riots, a self made dress-maker and Navy recruiter face crucial choices about their future.
Masher written by Amy Frey
Performed by Amy Frey and Margaret Gorrel, Directed by Tal Aviezer.
Mrs. John G. Bettancourt is everything a model, upper-class Victorian woman should be: wife, mother, hostess, however, what happens when she encounters a "masher" (man who assaults a woman)?