"arrives in San Francisco in a week when the energy of resistance against a presidential administration is high, and when we feel like we're in a precarious moment where the rights of immigrants are being trampled on, the histories of Black Americans are being erased or minimized at least in official circles and the entire right to exist of queer and transgender people is under threat."
"That book and score were both written by 37-year-old Tisch graduate Shaina Taub, who is also a performer who's currently on Broadway in the revival of , playing the labor activist Emma Goldman. In addition to composing and starring in highly acclaimed Shakespeare adaptations for the Public Theater in recent years, Taub played the lead role of Alice Paul in on Broadway."
The Tony-winning Broadway musical dramatizes the women's suffrage movement of the 1910s and draws parallels to present-day political resistance, immigrant rights violations, erasure of Black histories, and threats to queer and transgender existence. The production centers on Alice Paul, depicted as an impatient agitator challenging established leaders in the National American Women's Suffrage Association, led by Carrie Chapman Catt. The book and score were written by 37-year-old Tisch graduate Shaina Taub, who also performs on Broadway and has created acclaimed Shakespeare adaptations. On tour, Maya Keleher plays Alice Paul, bringing energetic passion to the role and portraying the movement's internal tensions.
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