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A Staged reading of Knowing Women A play by Suzanne Logan
Knowing Women
A play by Suzanne Logan
What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
In their 60s, playwright, Suzanne Logan and photographer, Barbara Wilbur, set out in a red pick up truck to find some female elders whose stories might inform the lives of upcoming generations. Their wide-ranging adventure produced an abundant collection of interviews and photos of American women, all in their 90s. Out of those interviews Ms. Logan formed this play. From the wife of sociologist, Lewis Mumford, to a dust bowl survivor and a Kentucky sharecropper mother of 12, Knowing Women, explores the values and life experiences of five women from distinctly different social strata whose epoch was the first half of the 20th century. Set in an imaginal space; cosmic waiting room-cum-care facility, the play is crafted with the frank and unguarded words of the five real women who are portrayed. The specifics of each womans life, as she recalls it,
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LocationThe Actors Studio of Newburyport (View)
50 Water Street, Mill #1, Suite #5
Newburyport, MA 01950
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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