Political change has never been easy in America. But is it even possible — especially when two different factions fight for the same thing, using divergent tactics?
Southwest Regional premiere
September 17 -October 9, 2021 in Dallas!
Photo by Zoe Kerr
Echo Theatre, Kateri Cale, Managing Artistic Director, hosted the Southwestern Regional Professional Premiere of It’s My Party! at the City of Dallas’ Bath House Cultural Center on September 17, 2021.Echo also streamed a recorded version of the live show October 10-17.
It’s My Party! offers a fresh take on the storied conflict between establishment and radical suffragists. Written to celebrate the 2020 Suffrage Centennial, this play focuses on the shaky alliances, as well as the bitter rivalries, that propelled the nation’s march toward the 19th Amendment.
It’s My Party! resonates with audiences today as it explores issues of race or class that are still unsettled in America. Conflicts erupt onstage as battle lines are drawn over fundamental motivation and actions taken. But the play also portrays the foresight, perseverance, and humor of the smart, savvy women who led the suffrage crusade in America.
What audiences say
'‘It’s My Party! is a moving and exciting new play that brilliantly dramatizes the struggle for women's suffrage. This play is a must-see for every girl and woman today.’
Patricia Connelly, Founder, Thelma Theatre
“Timmons’ creatively infuses both personality and passion into the history of the suffrage movement that is equally stirring whether you are well versed in the history or being newly introduced.”
Page Harrington, Consulting Historian, former Executive Director, National Woman’s Party at Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
“This Hamilton-esque hybrid highlights the split between the two major suffrage factions, and makes the connection for the fight for women's rights — then and now — starkly relatable.”
Paige Muller, Public Programming Associate, Mosaic Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.)
What critics say
REVIEW: RSVP fast to Echo Theatre’s ‘Party’
DallasVoice
September 28, 2021
by Rich Lopez
Being in the middle of some frightening new laws here in Texas that wage war on women and increase voting barriers, Echo Theatre reminds that those fights have been long fought. In the regional premiere of Ann Timmons’ It’s My Party! that tells the story of women’s fight to vote, history reminds that justice wins, but not without turbulence. If anyone’s feeling beaten by today’s recent legislation, Echo Theatre’s newest production can inspire and ignite.
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Bring this play to your community
It’s My Party! is a great choice for community or educational theatre groups, as well as professional companies. The flexible cast size has juicy roles for 7-15 female/female-presenting actors. Bring this unique script to life for your Suffrage Centennial celebration!
Scripts are available for “readers theatre”-style presentations
Fully staged productions licenses are also available.
To discuss how you can share It’s My Party! with your community, contact Ann Timmons via e-mail or call 703-244-7546.
It’s My Party! was produced by Theatre Oxford, Oxford Mississippi October 22- 24, 2020 and streamed online January 15-17, 2021. The play has also, had staged readings as part of Pipeline Playwrights’ new play series at MetroStage in Alexandria, Virginia, in March, 2018; Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, November, 2018; Corcoran School of Arts and Design/The George Washington University, June 2019; community readings throughout the country, 2019-2020.
Find out more on my page of the National New Play Network’s New Play Exchange.
