WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From Memorial United Methodist Church. November 1, 2005: “A Single Woman,” a Play About the First Woman in the US Congress, Comes to Memorial UMC Nov. 13

A Single Woman, the story of Jeanette Rankin, who was the first woman elected to Congress - even before women had the vote – will be presented at Memorial UMC by the Nevada Shakespeare Company on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. Rankin was a groundbreaking pacifist from Montana who opposed the U.S. entrance into both World Wars I and II and proposed the legislation that resulted in assistance to veterans following the Second World War. The characters in this two-person play are Jeanette Rankin and Everyman, who presents cameos by FDR, JFK, Harry Truman, Fiorello LaGuardia, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, Coretta Scott King, children, sharecroppers and
journalists.

Writer, producer, and actress Jeanmarie Simpson plays Jeannette Rankin, and her husband Cameron co-stars in the versatile role of Everyman. More info about the show can be found at http://www.nevada-shakespeare.org/asinglewoman.html.

DATE:        Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 TIME:        6 p.m. COST:        $10

LOCATION:    Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Avenue, White Plains,
Asbury Hall, downstairs