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:
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 54
GROVER WHALEN, President of the New York World’s Fair Corporation, 52
LORENA HICKOK (“HICK”), public relations manager for the New York World’s Fair, 45
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:
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 54
GROVER WHALEN, President of the New York World’s Fair Corporation, 52
LORENA HICKOK (“HICK”), public relations manager for the New York World’s Fair, 45
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
(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)