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Third Special Events STAGED READING OF AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER
By Wendy Wasserstein Directed by Harriet Power Monday, March 24 at 7:30pm Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await female political appointees. On the eve of Dr. Lyssa Dent Hughes' nomination as Surgeon General, a witty and dangerous cast of characters stir the calm waters of her Georgetown home. And when sexy "post-feminist" Quincy Quince enters the picture, even Lyssa's husband Walter can't be trusted. Starring: Kevin Bergen, Keith Conallen, Jennie Eisenhower, Kaci Fannin, Carl Granieri, Tom McCarthy, Kathryn Peterson, Tobias Segal, Maureen Torsney Weir, and William Zielinsky Supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanitites Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" initiative on American history. PANEL DISCUSSION
Funny Ladies Saturday, April 5 following 2pm matinee Join Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Karen Heller, cartoonist Signe Wilkinson, and other women writers as they discuss humor. PANEL DISCUSSION
An Uncommon Woman: Feminism and the Legacy of Wendy Wasserstein Sunday, April 6 following 3pm matinee Very few women have had their plays produced on Broadway and Wendy Wasserstein was "uncommon" for the strides she made for female theater artists everywhere. The loss of Wendy Wasserstein in 2006 was a blow to the American theater community, not only because it marked the loss of Wasserstein's unique voice in American drama, but also because Wasserstein's work was such a watershed in feminist theater. Her 1988 play The Heidi Chronicles won both a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize and forever changed the landscape of American and feminist theater. This panel will discuss Wasserstein's career in light of the larger American theater landscape and the ways in which her work changed and shaped theater for women. The panel will be made up of significant individuals, both friends and colleagues such as playwright Christopher Durang and Broadway set designer Heidi Ettinger, as well as local Villanova University professor and Wasserstein expert Gail Ciociola. MORE SPECIAL EVENTS
College Night: Post-show discussion about plagiarism Thursday, April 17 at 8pm Special $15 ticket offer for students only! Women's Schools Alumnae Event Thursday, April 10 at 6:30pm Get together with your friends from high school or college for a pre-show reception! Please RSVP to jamadio@philadelphiatheatrecompany.org For more information, call the Box Office at 215.985.0420. Please note: content, speakers, and dates for all programs subject to change.
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