Amazons of Tomorrow
Eleanor Roosevelt demands the removal of what she considers anti-feminist activities at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. But she struggles to be progressive in her personal life. Will she dare acknowledge her relationship with Lorena Hickok?
Characters:
Female
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 54
LORENA HICKOK (“HICK”), public relations manager for the New York World’s Fair, 45
Male
GROVER WHALEN, President of the New York World’s Fair Corporation, 52
Setting:
The Garden Room of the National Advisory Committee Building, 1939 New York World’s Fair, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York
Time:
May 16, 1939
Characters:
Female
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 54
LORENA HICKOK (“HICK”), public relations manager for the New York World’s Fair, 45
Male
GROVER WHALEN, President of the New York World’s Fair Corporation, 52
Setting:
The Garden Room of the National Advisory Committee Building, 1939 New York World’s Fair, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York
Time:
May 16, 1939
The Players Theatre Short Play Festival: NYC
Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
New York, NY
June 8-11, 2023
Cast: Jane Marx (Eleanor), Donna Klimek (Hick), Joseph Fusco (Grover)
Directed by Kristine Niven
Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre
New York, NY
June 8-11, 2023
Cast: Jane Marx (Eleanor), Donna Klimek (Hick), Joseph Fusco (Grover)
Directed by Kristine Niven
Jane Marx (Eleanor), Donna Klimek (Hick) and Joseph Fusco (Grover)
Jane Marx (Eleanor) and Donna Klimek (Hick)
Jane Marx (Eleanor) and Joseph Fusco (Grover)
Jane Marx (Eleanor) and Donna Klimek (Hick)
(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
November 28, 2022
Cast: Hannah Adler (Eleanor), Maria Cole (Hick), Nick Goundry (Grover)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
November 28, 2022
Cast: Hannah Adler (Eleanor), Maria Cole (Hick), Nick Goundry (Grover)
Maria Cole (Hick), Hannah Adler (Eleanor) and Nick Goundry (Grover)
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
November 13, 2022
Cast: Wanda O'Connell (Eleanor), Angela Krieger (Hick), Alan Wagner (Grover)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
November 13, 2022
Cast: Wanda O'Connell (Eleanor), Angela Krieger (Hick), Alan Wagner (Grover)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Wanda O'Connell (Eleanor), Alan Wagner (Grover) and Angela Krieger (Hick)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
July 26, 2022
Cast: Miriam Kulick (Eleanor), Suzanne Goldensohn (Hick), Mark Cunningham (Grover)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
July 26, 2022
Cast: Miriam Kulick (Eleanor), Suzanne Goldensohn (Hick), Mark Cunningham (Grover)
Miriam Kulick (Eleanor), Mark Cunningham (Grover) and Suzanne Goldensohn (Hick)
(video)
Queer Voices
Rainy Day Artistic Collective
Seattle, Washington
June 25-26, 2022
Cast: Stephanie Crowley (Eleanor), Jennifer Rashleigh (Hick), Mike West (Grover)
Directed by Jack Conley
Queer Voices
Rainy Day Artistic Collective
Seattle, Washington
June 25-26, 2022
Cast: Stephanie Crowley (Eleanor), Jennifer Rashleigh (Hick), Mike West (Grover)
Directed by Jack Conley
Video of Mike West (Grover), Stephanie Crowley (Eleanor) and Jennifer Rashleigh (Hick)
(online reading)
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
October 1, 2021
Cast: Kathleen Mary Carthy (Eleanor), Jana Makejeva (Hick), Sophia Colón Roosevelt (Grover)
First Fridays
The Barrow Group
New York, NY
October 1, 2021
Cast: Kathleen Mary Carthy (Eleanor), Jana Makejeva (Hick), Sophia Colón Roosevelt (Grover)
Kathleen Mary Carthy (Eleanor), Sophia Colón Roosevelt (Grover) and Jana Makejeva (Hick)
(reading)
Women Leading: The Play's the Thing, Itinerant Theatre
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 24, 2019
Cast: Jo Ann Hanks (Eleanor), Heather Phillips (Hick), Jordan Gribble (Grover)
Women Leading: The Play's the Thing, Itinerant Theatre
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 24, 2019
Cast: Jo Ann Hanks (Eleanor), Heather Phillips (Hick), Jordan Gribble (Grover)
Park Plays
Queens Theatre
New York, NY
July 28 - August 6, 2017
Cast: Annette Guarrasi (Eleanor), Juanita Frederick (Hick), Rahoul Roy (Grover)
Directed by Evan Cummings
Queens Theatre
New York, NY
July 28 - August 6, 2017
Cast: Annette Guarrasi (Eleanor), Juanita Frederick (Hick), Rahoul Roy (Grover)
Directed by Evan Cummings
Annette Guarrasi (Eleanor) and Juanita Frederick (Hick)