Written and performed by Kirsten Laurel Caplan. Directed and developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Kirsten has been tasked to find heroes in American History for her drama class. She finds herself on a game show called Opposing Viewpoints, where pundits from across the ideological spectrum get to decide which historical figures get to be included in the Almighty 7th Grade History Book, (The audience gets to cast votes, too. Among the figures under consideration: Mercy Otis Warren, a playwright during the American Revolution; Phillis Wheatley, sold into servitude by the chief of her West African tribe, who later purchased her freedom with the earnings from her volume of poetry; Sarah Josepha Hale, magazine editor and originator of the Thanksgiving holiday as we know it today, while glossing over its darker origins.Will these women be included in our history, or are they history?
Ages: 10 to Adult.
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South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY
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Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
The Linkin Park Tribute and Tribute To Nirvana
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (3/13 - 3/13) | ||
Shostakovich and Ravel
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/8 - 4/8) | ||
Mahler's Journey
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/20 - 1/23) | ||
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre (2/8 - 3/9) | ||
Schumann & Brahms
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/9 - 1/11) | ||
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