By Melinda Yin
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February 27, 2020
Play ‘Under the Bonnet’ Is About Lucretia Mott, by Shelli Pentimall Bookler Saturday Feb. 15 – 2pm – LaMott Library and Rec Center, Elkins Park Sunday, Feb. 16 – 2pm – 2nd Baptist Church of Germantown, Philadelphia Saturday, Feb. 29 – 2pm – Willow Grove Giant Sunday, March 1 – 2pm – Easttown Library, Berwyn Thursday, March 5 – 7pm – William Jeanes Memorial Library, Lafayette Hill Sunday, March 8 – 2pm – Brandywine River Art Museum, Chadds Ford. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! Tuesday March 10 – 7:30pm – Radnor Memorial Library, Wayne Sunday, March 22 – 3pm– Women’s History Essay Contest Student Awards Ceremony – Historic Fair Hill, Philadelphia This new 40 minute play by Shelli Pentimall Bookler focuses on Lucretia Mott, a tenacious woman who spent her life fighting for the rights of women and African Americans. A Quaker, she strongly believed that all people are equal. Mott helped found the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and co-wrote the Declaration of Sentiments for the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, igniting the fight for women’s suffrage. She also helped found Swarthmore College. Her resolve for creating equality continued until her final days. “Under the Bonnet” reveals the strength and tenacity of her character and accomplishments. Through conversations with her husband James Mott and Frederick Douglass, it allows us a glimpse of the tender and compassionate woman under the bonnet. Presented by Beacon Theatre Productions, the 40-minute production will be followed by a talk back discussion with the actors. Directed by: Georgina Bard and Steve Gaissert CAST: Lucretia Mott - Heather Plank James Mott - Robert Weick Frederick Douglass - Eric Carter This performance is part of Art of the Vote presented by PNC Arts Alive.