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 Carerro, Lovlee Carroll, Ellis Greer, Shannon Holt, Tess Lina

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 & Dorthea 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 17, 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