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Play-reading workshop
Facilitators:
Dr. Thea [email protected]
Shirley [email protected]
Copyright Thea Iberall. All rights reserved.
“The world will be saved by the western woman."
-- Dalai Lama Vancouver Peace Summit 2009
For the first time since 1987, the United States made no progress in electing more women to Congress. Women are still under-represented at all levels of government.
- WCF Foundation
The United States ranks 90th in the world in the number of women in the national legislature.
Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2011
"I always feel the movement is sort of a mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end."
-- Alice Paul
How would it feel to be someone else’s property?
What would you do?
By Thea Iberall
We Did It For You! Women’s Journey Through History is a musical about the women who fought for our rights in America, told by the very people who were there. As you saw in your play-reading workshop experience, the characters are summoned forth by Lilly Ledbetter to teach a young high school student about all that came before her.
Our goal with We Did It For You! is to encourage women, young and old, to take action and participate in politics, business, and civil rights, to bring about a more balance society.
The script is available for purchase at www.wediditforyou.org
Copyright Thea Iberall. All rights reserved.
Summary of discussion:
1.Colleges for men first opened in 1636. It was 200 years before women could start going to college, yet more women are now going to college than men.2.It was ordinary women who broke out of their cultural constraints in order to further the cause of women’s rights.3.Proponents of the Equal Rights Amendment fight for equality while an underlying assumption in our society is that women need protection. These ideas are in conflict.4.We live in a patriarchy (which is over 5,000 years old now). As a result, women’s values have been left out of public discourse. .
Dr. Thea Iberall (playwright, We Did It For You!) has a Master's Degree and a Ph.D. In order to write this play, she did extensive research in order to synthesize historical catalysts for women’s rights and now gives play-reading workshops nationwide. She is producing the musical in showcase performances around California where thousands of women and men have seen their performances. These performances have been for high schools, colleges, women's organizations, museums, state conventions, the military. [email protected]
Shirley Riga (producer, We Did It For You!) was instrumental in bringing We Did It For You! to the California Women's Suffrage Centennial Celebration in 2011. She has also performed and sung in the play in many roles. Riga has led many play-reading workshops as well as workshops on overcoming fear, chronic illness, and assertiveness training. [email protected]
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For more information on the play, our resources, or workshops, visit www.wediditforyou.org
