A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza!: A Staged Reading of A New Musical at The Lab at Alchemical Studios
Dates: 11/5/2021 - 11/6/2021
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As the centennial celebration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment approached in 2020, The Pleiades Project was inspired to create and produce a music-theater work in conversation with this milestone event in American history. With a generous grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and co-created by November Christine, Noelle McMurtry, and Caroline Miller, A Womens Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza! (AWSSE!) was born, inspired by turn-of-the-20th-Century vaudeville.
In AWSSE!, our daring Maestra Impresaria and her dynamic troupe present, in a staged reading, the stories of the trail-blazing leaders and watershed moments of the womens suffrage movement in the United States. Through unique adaptations of suffrage propaganda, popular music from the Library of Congress Archive: Songs of Suffrage, and newly-commissioned songs from NYC-based composers Lacy Rose and November Christine, we endeavor to showcase the breadth and diversity within this eight-decade long struggle, including the pivotal contributions of suffragists of color, who have been continually marginalized and erased from our collective re-telling of the history of the womens suffrage movement.
Join us on an exhilarating jaunt to celebrate, explore, and problematize this historic fight to win women the vote! By examining the intersection of the voices of American women of the past and women of today, we ask ourselves and our audience to consider how the fight for equality continues in this quest for the enfranchisement of all citizens in our democracy. A streaming link will be available to purchase on The Pleiades website for those who cannot attend the live performances.
Elevator access to the performance space at Alchemical Studios is available. The staff at Alchemical Studios are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as the entire staff and all performers associated with The Pleiades Project. Vaccines are required to attend AWSSE!, and proof of vaccination must be provided prior to entering the performance space. Masks and social distancing are required in all areas of Alchemical, and alcohol spray and hand sanitizer are available in every studio. It is important to note that performers in AWSSE! will be performing without masks.
In AWSSE!, our daring Maestra Impresaria and her dynamic troupe present, in a staged reading, the stories of the trail-blazing leaders and watershed moments of the womens suffrage movement in the United States. Through unique adaptations of suffrage propaganda, popular music from the Library of Congress Archive: Songs of Suffrage, and newly-commissioned songs from NYC-based composers Lacy Rose and November Christine, we endeavor to showcase the breadth and diversity within this eight-decade long struggle, including the pivotal contributions of suffragists of color, who have been continually marginalized and erased from our collective re-telling of the history of the womens suffrage movement.
Join us on an exhilarating jaunt to celebrate, explore, and problematize this historic fight to win women the vote! By examining the intersection of the voices of American women of the past and women of today, we ask ourselves and our audience to consider how the fight for equality continues in this quest for the enfranchisement of all citizens in our democracy. A streaming link will be available to purchase on The Pleiades website for those who cannot attend the live performances.
Elevator access to the performance space at Alchemical Studios is available. The staff at Alchemical Studios are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as the entire staff and all performers associated with The Pleiades Project. Vaccines are required to attend AWSSE!, and proof of vaccination must be provided prior to entering the performance space. Masks and social distancing are required in all areas of Alchemical, and alcohol spray and hand sanitizer are available in every studio. It is important to note that performers in AWSSE! will be performing without masks.
Cast and Creative Team for A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza!: A Staged Reading of A New Musical at The Lab at Alchemical Studios
Sishel Claverie
Kirsten C. Kunkle
Alexis Rodda
AnnMarie Sandy
Adrianna Mateo
Rocky Duval
Anneliesa Trethewey
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