Teatro Paraguas Presents IF A DOOR OPENS: A JOURNEY WITH FRANCES PERKINS, 5/17-19

Charlotte Keefe, a member of Metta Theatre of Taos, has written a solo show about Frances Perkins, an extraordinary woman who did groundbreaking work in attempting to improve working conditions in America in the first half of the 20th century.

WHAT: IF A DOOR OPENS: A JOURNEY WITH FRANCES PERKINS, a play written and performed by Charlotte Keefe, directed by Bruce McIntosh, presented by Metta Theatre in association with Teatro Paraguas

WHEN: Friday & Saturday May 17, 18 @ 7:30 PM Sunday May 19 @ 2PM

WHERE: Teatro Paraguas

ADMISSION: $15 general admission, $12 seniors and students

RESERVATIONS: 505-424-1601

When Roosevelt became president, he appointed her as Secretary of Labor, the first woman in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Presidential Cabinet. In this position she became an architect of the New Deal programs. We can thank Frances Perkins for maximum work hours and minimum wage laws, the abolishment of child labor, and the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively. Because of her persistence and leadership, the Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935. At the time of her death, Secretary of Labor William Wirtz said,

[Inline image 1] "Every man and woman who works for a living wage, under safe conditions, for reasonable hours, or is protected by unemployment compensation of Social Security, is her debtor."

Charlotte Keefe, Texas native and Taos resident, is a retired professor of Special Education and has acted in community theatre for over 30 years