Written and performed with a sense of history and humor, the four shows described below address themes of women's history and gender equity. They have been featured for a variety of audiences and venues: performing arts stages, conferences, banquets, fundraisers, teacher in-service workshops, Artists/Lecture/Lyceum/Convocation Series, student assemblies, government agencies, corporations, college and university programming, community groups, festivals, and celebrations.
These performances are also especially appropriate for special events such as Women's Equality Day (August), National Girls and Women in Sports Day (February), Women's History Month (March), Math, Science, & Technology Month (April), National Chemistry Week (October), Federal Women's Day, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (February), and National Business Women's Week (October), among others.
In 2020, the nation will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting US women the right to vote. Planning is already underway at the local, state and national levels to celebrate this important centennial with exhibits, parades, conferences, performances and the like. Book "Samantha 'Rastles' the Woman Question" for your centennial event and laugh at Samantha's dry wit as she "soars into eloquence" on the need for women's suffrage.
Nice Girls Don't Sweat | Sammy Kay Knight, English teacher and veteran of the All American Red Heads professional basketball team, tells stories about women's experiences with athletics over time. With a sense of history and humor, Sammy Kay's verbal meanderings engage the enduring themes of physical capacities, propriety, and femininity. |
Miz Wizard's Science Secrets | Join Barbara Knight, aka Miz Wizard, as she tells stories about women's contributions to science, engineering, invention, and math... about revolutionary research and media portrayals... about obstacles faced and overcome by women whose passion is discovery. |
Samantha 'Rastles' the Woman Question | Features farm wife and rustic philosopher Samantha Smith Allen as she "rastles" with questions concerning history's treatment of women, rights denied by the church, women's powerlessness before the law, the need for women's suffrage, social status, role assumptions, and more. Samantha challenges the status quo and plants herself squarely on the side of sensible women's rights. |
Sisters of the Quill and Skillet | As her deadline rapidly approaches, newspaper columnist Weezie Alton just can't seem to find the inspiration for her latest offering of "Weezie's Whimsies." So she does what any other self-respecting writer would do. She procrastinates. |
About Jane Curry | |
For more information and booking : | email : | JCurry@USFamily.net |
call : | 612 729 6457 | |
write : | Jane Curry | |
5048 37th Ave. S. | ||
Minneapolis, MN 55417 |