After three successful productions in two years, Broads' Word Ensemble launches a fundraising campaign alongside their season announcement.
In the spring, Broads' Word Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of Barbara Kahn's docu-comedy The Lady Was a Gentleman. The play follows one of America's greatest unknown actresses of the 1800's, Charlotte Cushman--a lesbian who played both male and female roles-- as she encounters a host of other women in an examination of love, identity, race, and gender during a time when such issues were overwhelmingly repressed. Khan states "Sending Charlotte Cushman to her West Coast premiere in the title role of my play The Lady Was a Gentleman is a thrill for this playwright, who hopes to make my 'in person' premiere visit to the West Coast with Charlotte." In June, Broads' Word Ensemble will return to the Hollywood Fringe Festival with what American Theatre calls "the other canon," a classic by a female playwright. Details will be announced in the spring.
Broads' Word Ensemble is a Los Angeles based company that produces theatre by and about women, for everyone. In a theatrical climate where there is always an abundance of talented actresses and often too few good roles for them to bring to life, Broads' Word Ensemble is dedicated to letting those actresses shine in a way you've never seen them before. For more, visit www.BroadsWordEnsemble.com.
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