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Celebrating 15 Seasons of Women’s Adventures on Stage 
Second Series
MDRF Company of Women’s Richard III – The Extended Cut! By William Shakespeare Directed by Erin Riley Assistant Directed by Mary Schmidt Wakefield November 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2022 The Maryland Renaissance Festival’s immensely popular Company of Women joins forces with Strand Theater Company to bring you a One Weekend Only run of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of Richard Plantagenet, a man whose ambition has gone down in history as the ultimate game of thrones! Hear Shakespeare’s beautiful poetry spoken by an entirely woman-identifying cast, hear original music composed for the show by Donna Korn, and be ten feet from the Battle of Bosworth Field! Run time is approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. Renaissance Garb/Costume is encouraged for our audience! This is a family-friendly show with two brief scenes of choreographed violence. *******************************************************************************************
High School Coven
By Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin Directed by Lee Conderacci Assistant Director: Penelope Chan January 27th - Feb 12th, 2023 TBH high school is v v v hard, especially if you're a witch! Liana, Naomi, Rachel, and Trina form a coven to cope with the pressures of being a teenage girl, like finding the perfect homecoming dress, locating a suitable familiar, and something more sinister -- reporting sexual assault within the education system. ******************************************************************************************** Crisis Mode Living Filipino in America Written and Performed by Cori Dioquino Directed by Tara Cariaso Produced in partnership with Asian Pasifika Arts Collective (APAC) March 17-April 2nd, 2023 Cori Dioquino brings a brand-new one-woman show based on a series of talks she has given as part of an AAPI lecture series at Johns Hopkins University. The show will explore immigration to the United States, the AAPI experience through a Filipina lens, familial relationships, model-minority expectations, and dealing with Asian Hate in the present. ********************************************************************************************* They Played in Peoria (Second Series) By Maggie Lou Rader World Premiere Staged Reading Directed by Erin Riley April 22nd They Played in Peoria follows Donny and the rest of the 1948 AAGPBL Peoria Redwings through their ever-shifting dynamics, plenty of losses, a few wins, and the nitty gritty of finding what bands them together as a team. However, as the season progresses, things are not always as they seem. ********************************************************************************************* The Lady was a Gentleman By Barbara Kahn Directed by Emma Hooks May 5-21, 2023 St. Louis, MO. 1858. Charlotte Cushman’s opening night as Romeo, one of her most famous male roles, leads to a case of the jitters, and encounters with an amorous young female fan and a frontierswoman and her mail-order bride. Charlotte’s hectic life on and offstage is held together by her trusted assistant Sallie Mercer, a free and educated black woman during the time of slavery in the U.S. Based on the life of the most famous actress in the English-speaking theatre in the 19th century, who lived her life loving other women, including sculptor Emma Stebbins, designer of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain. ********************************************************************************************* R & J Written by Aladrian C. Wetzel & Elizabeth Ung Devised and Directed by Susan Stroupe Adapted from “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare June 9-25, 2023 A newly devised, modern adaptation based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This star-crossed couple is entirely non-traditional from what we’re used to seeing. Juliet – 40+, fat, and queer. Romeo is much a younger trans-man. The rest of the characters are doubled and non-conventionally cast. Script will be written by a diverse pairing of playwrights based on devising workshops starting in Winter 2023. |
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Strand Theater Second Series
SHE SPEAKS On-going series of short engagements, comprising a wide variety of programming, i.e. play readings, workshops, concerts, poetry nights, musical events, and more. The goal of the series is to provide opportunities for women artists and to showcase a wide variety of women’s diverse voices and perspectives. Prices vary per event. |
