This reading of GOOD LAZY WOMAN is free! Plus there will be snacks.
Just be sure to RSVP so we know how many slices of bread to toast (iykyk).
Join us for the official WA state reading of the play GOOD LAZY WOMAN by Catherine Stewart. This reading is part of a national initiative to get readings in all 50 states before the election in November. This project is ambitious! exciting! and important!
Since 1789, only 3% of the 12,506 individuals in Congress were women, and less than 1% were BIPOC women. Catherine Stewart - writer, director, filmmaker, playwright - wrote GOOD LAZY WOMAN to honor and amplify the words of pioneering women who have shaped American history.
Read more about this project, the play, get a free download of the script, and find lots of resources if you would like to lead a reading in your own community: https://goodlazywoman.com/.
play synopsis:
Claire plans to sit on her friend's couch, eating toast, while those around her await the election of America's first female president. When she's pushed to engage, her apathy falters, leading to surreal visitations from women vying for her vote.
In this uncanny comedy, the voices of Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1870), Margaret Chase Smith (1964), and Shirley Chisholm (1972) echo through one woman's struggle with ambition. Blending archival and contemporary text, Good Lazy Women explores why America still resists a female leader.
what to expect at the reading:
We’ll chat for a few minutes about this project and meet Catherine, the playwright, over Zoom.
We’ll read the play together.
We’ll discuss anything that comes up during the reading, including how this play relates to our current political climate.
what to bring:
a friend or two
questions and thoughts
an open mind
a love of really damn good plays by and about women
This reading is co-hosted by SCRiB LAB & The Shattered Glass Project.
