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B8 New Works Series presents THE LADY SCRIBBLERS
It's the return of the Butterfield 8 New Works Series! This showcase will present staged readings of new works by local playwrights, and has featured several plays which have gone on to receive full productions.
WEEK 1 - THE LADY SCRIBBLERS
Housewives and poets raised aloft their quills,
challeng'd the world to look beyond their frills
and dared to mount the stage with their brave words.
Soaring on their wits rose these bright birds.
London in the 1690s: Women playwrights are clamoring to get their work produced and actors are fighting with tyrannical management. "The Lady Scribblers" is a historical comedy that follows a triumvirate of women playwrights who join forces with rebel actors to found a new theatre. "Scribblers" is peppered with actual history, salted with rhyming couplets, and further seasoned by Restoration Comic style.
This workshop will mark the reunion of Michaela Goldhaber and Heather Ondersma, who ran Flying Fig Theater in New York from 2002-2008. Flying Fig's mission was to tell womens' stories onstage through commissioning new works and rediscovering plays from the past. They mounted eight successful productions in New York, including two world premieres. Heather is based in Chicago now, and Michaela in the Bay Area. Heather and Michaela are grateful to Butterfield 8 for this opportunity to continue their work.
Butterfield 8 Theatre Company's New Works Series
presents a staged reading of
THE LADY SCRIBBLERS
by Michaela Goldhaber
Directed by Heather Ondersma
June 28-30, 2013
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LocationCue Productions Live (View)
1835 Colfax St.
Concord, CA 94520
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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