Here's the link to the ON DEMAND VIDEO of WITH BANNERS FLYING
About the Cast:
TAYLOR HAWTHORNE (Narrator/University Professor) is an actress and director, known for Surreal Lounge (2012), What If ... (2011) and Chris/tina (2012). After graduating from the
University of So California in Theatre, Taylor has produced and directed several
short films. The most recent, 15
Minutes, has been making the rounds in the film festival circuit.
Some of Taylor’s acting credits include the recently Ovation Award-nominated
production of 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane; the world premieres of Sand Moon by Liz Lanier and Hit by Alice Tuan; Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, an adaptation of
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; and Henry Ong's Dream of the Red Chamber.
CAROLE
ITA WHITE
(Dr. Anna Howard Shaw) started appearing in
episodic TV and small film roles in the early 1970s. Her first TV job was Evil Roy Slade, starring John Astin, Mickey Rooney,
and Milton Berle. The movie was written by producer and director Garry Marshall. Carole went on
to play Big Rosie Greenbaum
on long running series Laverne & Shirley. Big
Rosie was first seen as a nemesis to the title characters. She continued to make appearances as Big Rosie
during the second and third seasons and gain in the seventh season. White made
guest starring appearances in over 30 shows on such programs as Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman, The
Love Boat, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Wayans Bros. and Profiler. She appeared on several game shows,
including The
$20,000 Pyramid.
She has continued to appear in small roles in films over the years,
including Falling
Down, The
Witches of Eastwick, Grand
Canyon, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. She appeared in the 2006 independent
film Wannabe. Carole will also star as a Russian madam in the film PERIDOT. International release 2020.
SHELLEY HARTLE (Carrie
Chapman Catt) has worked as an engaged actor and director for 37 years.
Trained at Seattle’s Freehold Theatre, she has appeared in Freehold Theatre,
Island Shakespeare festival and Northwest Actor’s Studio. Her credits include: Miss Julie
(Christine), Hamlet (Queen Gertrude),
Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Quince), Richard III (Queen Margaret), and Macbeth (First Witch). Other favorite roles include Dr. Livingstone
in Agnes of God, Lady Sneerwell in The School for Scandal, Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond, Clairee Belcher in Steel
Magnolias, Mrs. Soames in Our Town,
and Polly Wyeth in Other Desert Cities.
MAGGIE
MCCOLLESTER
(Alice Paul) has appeared in two Riant Theatre play readings and has
thoroughly enjoyed her experiences with Van and the Riant Theatre. She played
Fiama in Fiama’s Finale written and directed by Carrie Gibson. And Lynn
in Veils of Justice written by Tita Anntares, directed by Van Dirk
Fisher. A few of Maggie’s television credits include Dexter, The
Unit, The Young and the Restless, and the Lifetime movie Playdate. In
the Emmy award winning short film “Cold Winter’s Night” Maggie played
Mom. Among Maggie’s many stage roles, the role of Kate in The
Taming of the Shrew has been a favorite. Maggie and her husband Hamish
also produce independent films through their production company Harbinger Moon
Media.
AMY WALKER (Lucy Burns) recently starred in her short
dramatic film Into
Light as Inez
Milholland, the suffrage martyr. Now available on Amazon Prime. In three feature films due out this year Walker plays key roles: Grace
and Grit, alongside Mena Suvari and Frances Fisher and based on the
best-selling book; Evan Wood, family drama about addiction;
and The Scheme of Things, a family adventure film. Most recently,
Amy won two Best Actress awards for her starring role as Lulu in Listen, a
powerful short film dealing with domestic partner abuse. Amy has been featured
on TEDx, the TODAY Show, NPR, Inside Edition, and
as Variety's Accents Expert, for her chameleon-like ability to instantly switch between
authentic characters, accents and singing styles. As a voice actress, Amy has performed
voice matches for Disney (Kerry Condon for Iron Man VR - IRISH)
and Universal (Rebel Wilson for Pitch Perfect III - Australian).
Her online videos have garnered over 40 million views on her YouTube Channel from the viral 21 Accents, to beloved characters, songs, and inspirational insights.
VALERIE DONALDSON (Jailed Suffrage) is an actor, director and writer. She has worked with Black
Spectrum Theater, Chelsea Rep Lab, Lehman College, The Triad and Two Good Dogs
Theatre Company. She is the company stage manager for Shades of Truth Theatre.
She was last seen on zoom in Night Mother in the roll of Thelma Cates
produced by Chelsea Rep Lab. Valerie received a best actress nomination
for the Riant Theatre Awards in The Strawberry One-Act Festival in the Fall of 2019
for her role as the Old Woman in the play Two Good Dogs. #allwehaveiseachother #thereisenoughforallofus
INDIA DUMONT (Picket) has appeared as an Extra
in Ghostbusters in 2016. She has no
other acting or background experience in movies, but briefly took acting and
set design classes in colleges. “What I
admire about theatre is the process of getting into character, such as the
makeup and costumes. Especially when
different time periods are portrayed, such as the 1910’s, I enjoy the aesthetic
components as much as the acting. It
helps transport actors into the right mindset.
Theatre is all a massive emotional relief for people, as acting is about
creativity and finding the character within yourself,” says India. Historically, this film about the women’s suffragette
movement just so happens to come on the 100-year anniversary after we earned
the right to vote. On a personal note, I’m
an activist myself, and I
look forward to taking part in this play.
ABIGAIL ERIN O’FARMER (Picket) has a Bachelor of Arts in Theater with an Acting
concentration she has extensive post graduate training in New York and recently
in California. She has played numerous roles both on stage and on film her
current interest is pursue acting on film. Abby is 5ft 6in Tall, hair dirty
blonde shoulder length hair with hazel eyes. Weight 115, Size 0. Age 33.
CERELIA GERRETS (Picket) was born in Corpus Christi,
Texas. she was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana; but is a Texan at heart. Cerelia
is retired from various medical and civic businesses in administration. She also retired, after 10 years, as a Sergeant
with the Westwego police department. She
has held all positions and chairmanships in the VFW Auxiliary, district and
department levels. Cerelia is a past
state president and is now currently the VFW auxiliary department of Louisiana
secretary. Cerelia was active in the
theatre during high school and college.
in 1998 she acquired the role of olive Madison in the female version of
the “Odd Couple”. This was at the coal
miners theatre in Belleville, Illinois. Cerelia
is basically an independent and caring southern woman, a good listener and will
act accordingly if needed. She enjoys
traveling, meeting people and learning something new everyday. Cerelia is
dedicated to serve our veterans and their families’ needs.
SHI MELENDEZ
(University Student/Picket) is an American Actress and Model, She was
born and raised in Staten Island, New York. Known for her outgoing personality
and dressing style. Shi found her talent in entertainment at an early age, and
was cast as an extra in Down To Earth starring Chris Rock, a Comcast
commercial, music videos, voice overs and pilots.
SANDRA V. WELDON (Picket/Voice of Guard/Voice of Judge) is
an actress/director/choreographer who has recently moved to New York
City. She has founded and been the Artistic Director of three award
winning theatre companies on the West Coast. She has been teaching
theatre and dance at the College of Marin for 45 years and has also developed a
Creative Arts Program for her local school district. Sandra has won the
"Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award" for her work with multi-generational
theatre on the West Coast. Currently Sandra is in a Netflix series and an
off-Broadway play and participating in the Mayflower Chorus.
The
JOCUNDA FESTIVAL presents WITH BANNERS FLYING by Kay Weaver and Martha
Wheelock and directed by Van Dirk Fisher, on Sunday, February 21, 2021
at 8PM EST and 5PM PST on Zoom.
Here's the link to the ON DEMAND VIDEO of WITH BANNERS FLYING. It will be available for viewing until Saturday, 2/27 until 11:59pm
Tickets are $15.00 to benefit the
Riant Theatre
. The play will be ON DEMAND on Vimeo. The reading will be followed by a Talk Back with the artists moderated by
Van Dirk Fisher, Founder and Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre and producer of the Jocunda Festival.
WITH BANNERS FLYING is a celebration of the passage of the 19
th
Amendment to the Constitution granting all American women the Right to
Vote. The fight for women’s right to vote spanned 72 years; it took over
900 local, state, and national campaigns. The vote was won by tens of
thousands of ordinary and diverse women 100 years ago.
With Banners Flying
captures one sliver of that history.
The
play takes place in the office of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw in 1917. She has
brought Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Carrie Chapman Catt to a meeting in
the hopes of tamping down the public vitriol being played out in the
press between Catt (NAWSA) and Alice Paul (NWP), friction which seemed
to be damaging the cause. The play opens with an African-American woman
giving a lecture at a University in 2021 and shedding some light on the
Black Suffragist’s contributions to the movement, which is often missing
from history, as well as telling the story of these remarkable women.
Kay Weaver and Martha Wheelock
(Co-Playwrights). 35 years ago, Kay and Martha wrote
With Banners Flying
for Kay Weaver’s concert at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, to celebrate the 65
th
Anniversary of women winning the right to vote. The cast included
Barbara Bain, Norma Connelly, Carole Ita White, and Betty Thomas, with
Midge
Costanza as the Narrator. Since that time, Kay and Martha formed Wild
West Women, Inc, a 501(c)3 non-profit film and education company,
producing films to empower women and girls and to spread Women’s
History. WildWestWomen.org distributes our 15 films, featuring four
films on Women’s Suffrage History. Visit us.
To read the exclusive interview with the Playwrights Click Here.
To learn more about the JOCUNDA FESTIVAL
Click Here
.
To submit a play for consideration for the Play Reading Series
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