Giving voice to women through theater arts . . .
We perform at the
Z. Alexander
Looby Theatre
(at the Looby Center Library)
2301 Rosa L Parks
(formerly Metrocenter) Blvd
Nashville, TN 37228
(map
and directions)
Production History
To everyone who gave their talent, to all who gave their time, to all who shared these eleven remarkable performances with the artists, and with us, we say "Thank You!" We'll be posting a gallery of Women's Work photos shortly.
How do you make ends meet in a low-wage job? Barbara Ehrenreich went "undercover," working as a waitress, a maid, and a big-box retail clerk to discover what it's really like to live in low-wage America. Her best-selling book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is acclaimed as one of the most important works of social criticism of our time. Playwright Joan Holden captures Ehrenreich's provocative, funny, and often disturbing experiences in a play that is as powerful as the book on which it is based.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies (“Dinner With Friends”) comes a play that is by turns amusing, moving – and thought-provoking. Ruth, an acclaimed author and teacher, becomes mentor to Lisa, a budding writer. Over the years, these two very different women share their lives and stories, as friends do. But when Lisa’s novel mines intimate details of Ruth’s past, their relationship - professional and personal - is shaken to its core.
Get to know Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the US House of Representatives in 1916, BEFORE suffrage (as a Montana Republican, no less!).
She was a life-long pacifist, a strong advocate of women's and children's rights, one of the founders of the ACLU and the first recipient of NOW's Susan B. Anthony Award. The show begins near the end of her long life, and looks back, peeling away the years and the layers, recounting in Rankin's own words the experiences that shaped her convictions.
"What a beautiful job you did!
Thank you for retaining the integrity of
the play I wrote."
— Jeanmarie Simpson, Playwright, "A Single
Woman"
