Letters to Kamala Online Reading

Letters to Kamala
An online reading of a new play by Rachel Lynett

On Demand March 14-21, 2021
Directed by Nicole Brewer & produced by WAM Theatre

Tickets are $13 for OLLI at BCC members and $15 for non-members

Includes an exclusive live online talkback with the artists on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 pm EDT.

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 12 at NOON EASTERN

In the tense lead up to the 2020 presidential election, playwright Rachel Lynett conjures three female American political leaders of the past to share their wisdom, perspective, and wry humor with VP candidate Kamala Harris.

Missing from our history books, meet three powerful women on whose shoulders Kamala now stands: Charlotta Bass, the first Black woman candidate for vice president, Charlene Mitchell, the first Black woman to run for president, and Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to be elected to the House of Representatives, first Asian-American woman to run in Congress and the first Asian-American to run for president.

"I wanted to write a play that explored pride mixed in with caution, a play that questioned our cultural obsession with firsts but also made room for understanding the weight that being "first" carries. Who were the other firsts? What sacrifices did they have to make to get there and what can we ultimately never compromise on?" - Rachel Lynett, Playwright