McCarthy and the Old Woman October 20, 2010

By Rita Deverell
directed by Mark Jenkins
Sponsored by the UW Women’s Center
Floyd U. Jones, benefactor

Florence Bean James Lives! Florence (1892-1988) co-founded and led the legendary Seattle Repertory Playhouse (1929-1950) housed in the present-day Jones Playhouse and was a political activist, gifted speaker, and inspiration for countless theatre artists and audiences in Seattle. She and others were targeted by the infamous anti-communist Canwell Committee in 1948. They defied the committee andwere prosecuted for contempt of the legislature. As a result they lost their audience base and the SRP came to an end.In her mid-fifties she emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada where she again became a major theatre teacher, director, and administrator for the Province. One of those whose lives she changed was a young actress, Rita Deverell, now a distinguished professor in Canada. Ms. Deverell has written a riveting play about their professional and political relationship.Outspoken and fearless to the end, Ms. James set an example for countless others.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at 7:30pm
Thursday, October 21, 2010, at 7:30pm
Friday, October 22, 2010, at 7:30pm

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