Starring the words of:

Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Clarina Nichols, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Bloomer, Florence Kelley, Mary Church Terrell, Emmeline Pankhurst, Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, Jane Addams, Helen Keller, Carrie Chapman Catt, Jeannette Rankin, Febb E. Burn

Curated by Ann Potenza

Produced by Potenza Smith Productions

“The War of Roses; The Women, The Voices, The Vote” – kicks off Women’s History Month in Los Angeles with a Get Out The Vote event at The Historic El Portal Theatre.

Curated from nineteen suffragist speeches, the show paints a picture of the women’s rights movement, as told through their own words. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change in the Constitution – guaranteeing women the right to vote. The Suffragists, the women who wanted the vote, often wore yellow roses as their symbol, and the anti-suffragists, “antis”, as they were known, wore red roses, thus The War of Roses.  

Two Acts with intermission. Tickets start at $19 per person. A percentage of the event proceeds will be donated to Get Out The Vote and Women’s Rights organizations, and a voter registration drive will also be held on-site. 

“Reason, Logic, Patience, Determination, Union – these were the weapons which won the final victory.” –Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt Victory, How Women Won It (1940)

Presented at the El Portal with an Ensemble of 19 Actresses – THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY – this is a “must-attend” event in Los Angeles! 

THE WAR OF ROSES
THE WOMEN. THE VOICES. THE VOTE.

1 ABIGAIL ADAMS ……………………………………. ANNA LA MADRID
2 ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ………………………… KATE LINDER
3 LUCRETIA MOTT ……………………………………. FRANCES FISHER
4 SOJOURNER TRUTH ………………………………… MICHAEL HYATT
5 CLARINA NICHOLS …………………………………. EVER CARRADINE
6 MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE ……………………………….. BELLA ORTIZ
7 LUCY STONE …………………………………………………… AMY PIETZ
8 SUSAN B. ANTHONY …………………………………… LIZ ALDERFER
9 AMELIA BLOOMER ……………………………………. OLIVIA NEGRÓN
10 FLORENCE KELLEY ……………………………………… LINDA PARK
11 MARY CHURC ……….. RETTA (F) / ALRINTHEA CARTER (S)
12 EMMELINE PANKHURST ………………………….. GEORGIA KING
13 ALI ………………………………………………... MISHA OSHEROVICH
14 IDA B. WELLS ……………………………………... SAIDAH EKULON
15 JANE ADDAM ……………………………………. CAISSIE ST. ONGE
16 HELEN KELLE R…………………………….. SHOSHANNAH STERN
17 CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT …………………… LISA ANN WALTER
18 JEANNETTE RANKIN ……………………………….. VELLA LOVELL
19 FEBB E. BURN ……………………………………. FLAVIA POTENZA
20 HARRY BURN ………………………………….. LINCOLN DEBENHAM
21 JUDGE …………………………… ……….. AUNT CHIPPY POTENZA
22 FREDERICK DOUGLASS (NARRATOR) ……… KEVIN DANIELS