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In honor of Women's History Month, we invite you to join us at the President Woodrow Wilson House for a free reading of an excerpt of the play: "Until We Vote" by Andrea Trent. The play tells the story of Anna, a young black woman, who is excited to move to Washington D.C. and settle down with her fiancé. She soon discovers her recently departed mother was once a suffragist. Upon Anna's arrival in Washington D.C., she witnesses Mary Church Terrell inspiring young girls to join the suffrage movement.

From then on, she continues to learn more about suffrage and tries to inspire people, mentored by Mary Church Terrell. Anna is also influenced by other historical figures: Ida B. Wells, Nannie Helen Burroughs, and Lucy Diggs Slowe. Throughout her journey, Anna, learns more about herself as a person and activist. She fights for what she wants despite opposition from her fiancé and his family, members within her community, and the government.

Though she suffers many setbacks, Anna discovers through hard work and perseverance that she can change the ways of this country and the people around her, all of which can be improved with the right to vote.

Andrea Trent has lived in the Washington, D.C. area since the age of twelve. Growing up, she wrote skits for members of her church writing a series of black history plays in an effort to teach children about black history. One of the plays to emerge from this series was "Until we Vote," a musical that features some of the black female suffragists. Andrea decided to rewrite this play for adults. to improve her playwriting skills, Andrea joined the Washington, D.C. Playwrights from 2016-2018. She has been a member of the Dramatist Guild since 2020, where she has enrolled in several musical theater writing classes and workshops. In summer 2021, she was accepted into the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive Program. Since the fall of 2021, Andrea has been enrolled in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. In her free time, Andrea enjoys being on stage as well. She has performed with several community theater companies in the area and currently serves as the Artistic Director with 2nd Star Productions in Bowie, MD. A true lover of the theater, you will often see Andrea attending performances within the D.C. area and on Broadway.

Photo credit: Nate Jackson Photography

Duration

Program is 60 minutes | Doors open at 6pm

Admission

Free
Registration required - Limited seating.