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2008
How She Played the Game
Production History
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How She Played the Game by
Six spirited women from sports history overcome obstacles and stereotypes:Babe Didrikson, Gertrude Ederle, Althea Gibson, Sonia Henie, Eleanor Randolph Sears, Gretel Bergmann. Simple set, One-woman show (may be performed by six actors),65 min. [Also 45 min. version.]
Enrichment Works, LA 2008-12, Venus Theater, Maryland, September 2006 2006 Capitol Fringe Festival, DC, Summer Camp 2011; D.C./MD...
Enrichment Works, LA 2008-12, Venus Theater, Maryland, September 2006 2006 Capitol Fringe Festival, DC, Summer Camp 2011; D.C./MD...
Six spirited women from sports history overcome obstacles and stereotypes:Babe Didrikson, Gertrude Ederle, Althea Gibson, Sonia Henie, Eleanor Randolph Sears, Gretel Bergmann. Simple set, One-woman show (may be performed by six actors),65 min. [Also 45 min. version.]
Enrichment Works, LA 2008-12, Venus Theater, Maryland, September 2006 2006 Capitol Fringe Festival, DC, Summer Camp 2011; D.C./MD, Venus Theater, Deb Randall; 2005: Randolph Macon Woman's College[see poster to left]Virginia; Touring performances Washington D.C. by Venus Theatre; Marblehead Festival of Arts; Women's Project & Productions, Off-Broadway, Samuel Beckett Th., New York; Primary Stages, New York; Helsinki,International Women's Sports Conference; Budapest; Los Angeles; Montreal; Vancouver Fringe Festival; Women's Theatre, New Jersey; Theatre Inconnu, Canada; Nashville Public Theatre; Wells College; Women's Arts & Culture Conference; Threshold Theatre, Boston; Barnard College; A Daring Adventure Theatre, Reno; First Stage; Brooklyn BACA Showcase; Grand Valley State College; Touring Performances); Pennsylvania Women's Conference 2011; Stacey Linnartz ("Gretel Bergmann"), Anne Frank Center USA, 2012; Stacey Linnartz ("Gretel Bergmann"), The Shed, Brooklyn, 2014.
"Makes you feel like praising." The Village Voice. "Important and inspirational." Billie Jean King. "The perfect theatrical hook." Marilyn Stasio, critic. "(G)raceful pastiche" ... "Cooper shows the relentless, indomitable human heart as it defeats the limitations both of society and of the body." Tim Trainer, critic, DC. "We left the theater with a mixture of admiration and elation." Bill T. "Fascinating insight into society and the culture." The Budapest Sun. "Audiences around the country are inspired." Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. "Funny, intelligent and arousing." Ronnie Gilbert, folksinger. "Emphasizes the courage and virtue of the human spirit." Estelle Ritchie, producer.
Enrichment Works, LA 2008-12, Venus Theater, Maryland, September 2006 2006 Capitol Fringe Festival, DC, Summer Camp 2011; D.C./MD, Venus Theater, Deb Randall; 2005: Randolph Macon Woman's College[see poster to left]Virginia; Touring performances Washington D.C. by Venus Theatre; Marblehead Festival of Arts; Women's Project & Productions, Off-Broadway, Samuel Beckett Th., New York; Primary Stages, New York; Helsinki,International Women's Sports Conference; Budapest; Los Angeles; Montreal; Vancouver Fringe Festival; Women's Theatre, New Jersey; Theatre Inconnu, Canada; Nashville Public Theatre; Wells College; Women's Arts & Culture Conference; Threshold Theatre, Boston; Barnard College; A Daring Adventure Theatre, Reno; First Stage; Brooklyn BACA Showcase; Grand Valley State College; Touring Performances); Pennsylvania Women's Conference 2011; Stacey Linnartz ("Gretel Bergmann"), Anne Frank Center USA, 2012; Stacey Linnartz ("Gretel Bergmann"), The Shed, Brooklyn, 2014.
"Makes you feel like praising." The Village Voice. "Important and inspirational." Billie Jean King. "The perfect theatrical hook." Marilyn Stasio, critic. "(G)raceful pastiche" ... "Cooper shows the relentless, indomitable human heart as it defeats the limitations both of society and of the body." Tim Trainer, critic, DC. "We left the theater with a mixture of admiration and elation." Bill T. "Fascinating insight into society and the culture." The Budapest Sun. "Audiences around the country are inspired." Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. "Funny, intelligent and arousing." Ronnie Gilbert, folksinger. "Emphasizes the courage and virtue of the human spirit." Estelle Ritchie, producer.