Seven
TOURING OCTOBER 12, 2019 - APRIL 7, 2020
By: Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, Susan Yankowitz
Directed by: Alexis Jacknow
Starring: Laila Ayad, Maritxell Carrero, Lovlee Carroll, Ellis Greer, Shannon Holt, Tess Lina, Jennifer Shelton
SEVEN is a riveting documentary play by seven female writers based on personal interviews with seven remarkable women who faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing heroic changes to their home countries of Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia and Cambodia.
Playwrights Carol K. Mack (who conceived the play), Anna Deavere Smith, Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Ruth Margraff, and Susan Yankowitz collaborated to create a tapestry of stories that weave together the words of these women, dramatizing their struggles and triumphs over resistance, death threats, entrenched norms and pervasive violence. Since the premiere in 2008, the piece has been translated into 27 languages and performed worldwide in over 30 countries, sharing with an international audience these inspiring tales of bravery and perseverance.
SEVEN makes the powerful and timeless statement that even in the darkest times, one person, one voice, and a single act of courage, can change the lives of thousands.
SEVEN was created with the support of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains and empowers extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time.
Performances
La Jolla, CA
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
October 12, 2019
Wilmington, NC
Kenan Auditorium
University of North Carolina
October 16, 2019
Fairfax, VA
GMU Center for the Arts
George Mason University
October 18, 2019
Bloomsburg, PA
Carver Theater
Bloomsburg University
October 19, 2019
College Station, TX
Rudder Theatre
Texas A & M University
October 22, 2019
Branchburg, NJ
Theater at Raritan Valley
Community College
October 24, 2019
Flushing, NY
Queens Theatre
October 26-27, 2019
Richmond, VA
Modlin Center
Camp Concert Hall
October 30, 2019
Holland, MI
Knickerbocker Theater
Hope College
February 22, 2020
Oxford, OH
Hall Auditorium
Miami University
February 25, 2020
Reading, PA
Miller Center for the Arts
Reading Area Community College
February 29, 2020
Harrisburg, PA
Rose Lehrman Arts Center
HACC
March 1, 2020
Middlebury, VT
Wright Memorial Theatre
Middlebury College
March 3 - March 4, 2020
West Palm Beach, FL
Rinker Playhouse
Kravis Center
March 7 - March 8, 2020
Winona, MN
Page Theatre - Saint Mary's
University of Minnesota
March 11, 2020
Red Wing, MN
Sheldon Mainstage Theatre
March 13, 2020
Collegeville, MN
Stephen B. Humphrey Theater
Saint John's University
March 14, 2020
St Paul, MN
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
St. Catherine's University
March 16, 2020
Detroit Lakes, MN
Historic Holmes Theatre
March 19, 2020
Huntingdon, PA
Halbritter Center
Juniata College
March 21, 2020
Boone, NC
Schaefer Center Auditorium
Appalachian State University
March 24, 2020
Raleigh, NC
CenterStage
North Carolina State University
March 26, 2020
Blacksburg, VA
Fife Theatre - Moss Arts Center
Virginia Tech
March 28, 2020
New London, CT
John C. Evans Hall
Connecticut College
March 31, 2020
New Bedford, MA
Zeiterion Theatre
April 2, 2020
Albany, NY
Main Theater - Performing Arts Center
University of Albany
April 5, 2020
Ruston, LA
Stone Theatre
Louisiana Tech University
April 7, 2020