The Rosie Festival is a vision for a week long festival produced each year during March's Womens
History Month that will highlight feminist theater, female playwrights, political plays, and performance art
both past and present in the hope that through art and activism we can shape and inspire the thoughts and
actions for the next generation of feminists, democratic activists and political thinkers.
ROSIE IN EDUCATION
1) Inspires a new generation of voters to participate and value the democratic process.
2) Teaches children about the suffrage movement in the United States and the democratic process in a fun, entertaining, and
accessible way
3) Encourages children to think, act and be themselves...which will lead to a more informed and educated generation of citizens and
voters
The Rosie Festival Suffrage Collection is a variety show that contains a small collection of historical
one acts/playlets & suffrage/political plays and songs from before women had the right to vote and will
scan the times to newer plays and songs from our time.
Before women had the right to vote they would gather on small scales and in their living room (aka
Parlors) they would perform plays for each other- some had plots that were meant to inspire political
change.
Suffrage Parlor plays are funny, enchanting and inspiring!
All plays and songs will revolve around the theme who has the "right to vote" and why use it?
The program is appropriate for artists, activists, men, women, adults, families and school age children;
The collection is not only historical and educational but fun!
We hope to inspire a new generation of voters and activists by performing the suffrage collection in Libraries
and Schools in the NYC area! The suffrage collection contains Parlor plays written in the 1800's and early
1900's that portray the suffrage movement in a whole new light! From the mad hatter to talking parrots kids
will love learning about the VOTE! We will use theater, songs and charades to teach a new generation what the
vote is, why it is so important, and what it means to have the right to vote in America!
PAIGE LUSSIER JOHNSON- Executive Producer/Director
Paige Lussier Johnson has a BA in Theater and a double minor in Psychology and Women's
Studies from Keene State College in NH. Her interest in Women's theater and suffrage plays
began in college when she researched for her Capstone thesis paper on feminist theater. The
Rosie Festival '08 has been a dream cooking in her brain for almost 6 years...
Rosie Warriors: CAST of 03/30/07 Cabaret Suffrage Collection--
Andrea Pinyan
Michelle Rugelleri
Ashaki Shanell Millner
Theresa Galeani
Laura Riley
Kim Stowell *AEA
Jenny Gagnon
Susan Atwood
Greg Nissen
The Rosie Festival
THE ROSIE FESTIVAL IS A DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL OF PLAYS AND THEATRE FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVISTS!
THE ROSIE FESTIVAL IS A DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL OF PLAYS AND THEATRE FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVISTS!
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| THE ROSIE FESTIVAL IS A DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL OF PLAYS AND THEATRE FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVISTS! |
The suffrage collection will inspire a new generation of voters using theater, song and games to teach youth
about the suffrage movement and the value of the democratic process. The suffrage collection contains
Parlor plays written in the 1800's and 1900's that portray the suffrage movement in a whole new light!
From the Mad Hatter and Cinderella to talking Parrot puppets, kids will love to learn about the VOTE. By
using theater, songs, charades, and games we will teach a new generation what the vote is, why it is so
important to the democratic process and what it means to have the right to vote in the USA!
about the suffrage movement and the value of the democratic process. The suffrage collection contains
Parlor plays written in the 1800's and 1900's that portray the suffrage movement in a whole new light!
From the Mad Hatter and Cinderella to talking Parrot puppets, kids will love to learn about the VOTE. By
using theater, songs, charades, and games we will teach a new generation what the vote is, why it is so
important to the democratic process and what it means to have the right to vote in the USA!
ROSIE IN EDUCATION
1) Inspires a new generation of voters to participate and value the democratic process.
2) Teaches children about the suffrage movement in the United States and the democratic process in a fun,
entertaining, and accessible way
3) Encourages children to think, act and be themselves...which will lead to a more informed and educated generation
of citizens and voters
Contact Paige Lussier Johnson if you would like the Rosie Festival Suffrage Collection in your school!
paige.lussier@yahoo.com or call 212-696-6812
1) Inspires a new generation of voters to participate and value the democratic process.
2) Teaches children about the suffrage movement in the United States and the democratic process in a fun,
entertaining, and accessible way
3) Encourages children to think, act and be themselves...which will lead to a more informed and educated generation
of citizens and voters
Contact Paige Lussier Johnson if you would like the Rosie Festival Suffrage Collection in your school!
paige.lussier@yahoo.com or call 212-696-6812
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