Kidron Hall Kidron Bethel Village 3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS 67117
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THE BEDQUILT
Saturday, April 26, 3:30 p.m.
Newton Public Library 223 East 7th, Newton, Kansas 67114 (316) 283-2890 https://www.newtonplks.org/
FREE
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THE BEDQUILT
Monday, April 28, 6:30 p.m.
Winfield Public Library 605 College Street, Winfield, KS 67156 (315) 822-6394 https://wpl.org/
FREE
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES
SOMEONE MUST WASH THE DISHES: AN ANTI-SUFFRAGE SATIRE
Many women fought against getting the vote in the early 1900s, but none with more charm, prettier clothes—and less logic—than the fictional speaker in this satiric monologue by pro-suffragist Marie Jenney Howe.
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THE BEDQUILT
Two stories welcome us to the time when quilts created community. We join a gaggle of townswomen—and meet a solitary spinster—whose busy lives center on their remarkable art. By Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTINGS
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s “The Shadows on the Wall”: Sudden death, family secrets . . . and things that go bump in the night AND Elia W. Peattie’s “The House That Was Not: Strange sightings on the prairie
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A CHRISTMAS STOCKING (TIMELESS TALES)
Four universal stories of love, loss, joy, and sharing. By Louisa May Alcott, Elia W. Peattie, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, and O. Henry
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PLACES, PLEASE, ACT ONE
Warren Kliewer called his theatre poems “a glimpse into the private lives of a public art form.”
This exuberant spoken-word performance also glimpses into the private and public lives of the author, who grew up in rural Minnesota—in a community of German-speaking Mennonites whose values and traditions censured the stage.
Thanks for stopping by. More to come. —MLR
Tales Well Told
Solo performances for small budgets and big imaginations—Michèle LaRue enthralls her audiences with vintage gems from America’s best writers.
