Written by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sharon Greene, Chloe Johnston, Andy Bayiates, and Bilal Dardai.
Originally produced as a Rolling World Premiere by The Neo-Futurists (Chicago, IL), directed by Denise Yvette Syrna and Forward Theatre Company (Madison, WI), directed by Jen Uphoff Gray. Additional productions by Theatre Pro Rata (Minneapolis, MN), directed by Shanan Custer; and NextStop Theater (Herndon, VA), directed by Megan Behm.
Originally produced as a Rolling World Premiere by The Neo-Futurists (Chicago, IL), directed by Denise Yvette Syrna and Forward Theatre Company (Madison, WI), directed by Jen Uphoff Gray. Additional productions by Theatre Pro Rata (Minneapolis, MN), directed by Shanan Custer; and NextStop Theater (Herndon, VA), directed by Megan Behm.
The companion to the acclaimed and widely performed 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, this new cavalcade of short plays refocuses the lens on the many women who occupied the honorary "office" of First Ladies, including the evolution of expectations amidst the seismic changes that have faced the nation since its birth. Through dialogue, monologue, song, dance, puppetry, and myriad other methods, 46 Plays for America's First Ladies offers both new perspectives on the stories we know and a long overdue spotlight on those whose stories were often submerged beneath the gravity of the presidents at their side.
CRITIC’S PICK! “In 100 snarky and ultimately unsettling minutes, [the play] scratches the phrase “graced the White House” to find the grim beneath it.” -- Jesse Green, The New York Times
“Consistently creative, inventive and admirably avoidant of the predictable…a great feminist piece.” -- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
“An exhilarating, funny, and sometimes very sobering portrait…while also raising valid questions about the nature of power by marital proxy.” -- Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader
“Consistently creative, inventive and admirably avoidant of the predictable…a great feminist piece.” -- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
“An exhilarating, funny, and sometimes very sobering portrait…while also raising valid questions about the nature of power by marital proxy.” -- Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader