Suffragette Style
Aug, 26 is Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote, and Thinking Cap Theatre in Hollywood is celebrating in a big way. The company, which performs at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center located on Federal Hwy., which is basically the Broward arm of Biscayne Blvd., will present an evening of suffragette plays and songs written between 1900 and 1920. Then called parlor plays because they were privately published and meant to be performed in homes, the short plays tackle subjects that include work-life balance and gender roles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a pre-show reception; dessert, conversation, and photos will follow the show.
Theater Fix
(Photo: Matthew Tippins)
Hannah Benitez and Hannah Hayley in “At the Wedding” at Island City Stage
Need a theater fix before the fall season starts? Head north to Wilton Manors near Fort Lauderdale where you’ll find two theaters right next door to each other, both running shows.
This weekend, Island City Stage opens “At the Wedding,” billed as a rauc comedy about a woman named Carlo whose ex-girlfriend is marrying – gasp! – a man, and must somehow find a way find a way to get through the wedding. “At the Wedding” runs through Sept. 14.
At The Foundry, Plays of Wilton has “Torch Song Trilogy” by Harvey Fierstein. The show is comprised of three plays that take place at different points in the life of Arnold Becker, a Jewish, gay, drag artist and torch singer living in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s, “Torch Song Trilogy” runs through Aug. 31.