Public Domain Players Focuses on the Strength of Women

The Public Domain Players will be presenting a free Zoom reading of three one-act plays – all written between 1904 and 1916 – focusing on the strength and empowerment of women:

The first play is “The Twelve Pound Look” by J.M. Barrie in 1914 –
A businessman about to be knighted hires a female typist – with whom, it is discovered, he had a connection in the past. The cast is:
Kate – Kelly Kirby
Lady Sims – Luanna Wriston
Sir Harry – Arthur Chill
Tombes – Derek Tarson

The second play is “Riders to the Sea” by J.M. Synge in 1904 –
A widow and daughters in Ireland must draw on reserves of strength to deal with the deaths of the men in the family. The cast is:
Maurya – Mara Karg
Cathleen – Nina Lionetti
Nora – Alexa Kelly
Bartley – Steve Bermack
1st Woman – Debbie Buchsbaum
2nd Woman – Kelly Kirby
Man – Derek Tarson

The final play is “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell –
Two women discover clues to a killing from little things (trifles) and need to determine whether to disclose them or not. The cast is:
Mrs. Hale – Debbie Buchsbaum
Mrs. Peters – Misti Tindiglia
Henderson – Bruce Pearl
Sheriff – Larry Wilbur
Mr. Hale – Derek Tarson

Everyone is welcome to attend, and the reading will be recorded and available on Elmwood’s YouTube channel after the reading. The Zoom link to attend or call in is:

Public Domain Players Reading of “One-Acts” Focusing on Women
Time: Apr 3, 2021 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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