A Single Woman

 

Jeannette Rankin, 1917


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2004 Nevada Arts Council Fellow, Cameron Crain, directed A Single Woman. Crain also performed the role of Everyman, rendering cameos of such luminaries as Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Harry Truman, Fiorello LaGuardia, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul and Coretta Scott King, as well as dozens of nameless characters from small children to sharecroppers to journalists.

Jeanmarie Simpson plays Rankin, in a distinct, lively portrait that takes us from Rankin's childhood in 1880's Montana , to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion.

A Single Woman premiered at the Barkley Theatre of the Oats Park Art Center in Fallon on February 7, 2004. From February 13 through 28th, the production ran at Sacramento 's California Stage and toured for more than 250 public and private performances through November 5th of 2006.

A Single Woman is a Nevada Shakespeare Company production, supported by Sierra Interfaith Action for Peace, First Methodist Church of Reno and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN). The development of A Single Woman was supported by grants from the Nevada the Arts Council and the Living History Centre, Greenbrae California .

"Wow! A Single Woman is a truly compelling piece of theater that brings Jeannette Rankin's vibrant personality and passionate opposition to war to life. It couldn't be more timely... I am really pleased to be able to support this wonderful effort... It's fabulous. " -- Anita Doyle, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, Missoula Montana

 

A Single Woman

Public Performance History

2004-2006

2004

January 15 WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE Cal Stage, Sacramento , CA.
February 6 PREVIEW, Barkley Theater, Fallon, Nevada
February 7 Barkley Theater, Fallon, Nevada
February 8 Global Voice, Virginia City Senior Center, Virginia City Nevada
February 13 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 14 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 15 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 17 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
February 20 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 21 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 22 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 27 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 28 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 28 California Stage, Sacramento California (second show)
February 29 California Stage, Sacramento California
April 16 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
April 16 Bishop Manogue High School, Reno Nevada
April 27 School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno Nevada
April 30 Center for Positive Living, Grass Valley California
May 14 Dini Performing Arts Center, Yerington Nevada
May 26 Nevada Women’s Lobby, Reno Nevada
June 13 Fourth Ward School, Virginia City Nevada
June 18 Backstage Theater, Breckenridge Colorado
July 11 Carmel of Reno
July 15 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
July 22 Inner Spark, Cal Arts, Valencia California
July 29 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
August 9 South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Yankton South Dakota
August 10 South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Aberdeen South Dakota
August 11 South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Brookings South Dakota
August 12 South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Sioux Falls South Dakota
August 21 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Carson City Nevada
August 22 North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation, Tahoe City California
October 14 Great Basin College Theater, Elko Nevada
October 16 Brewery Performing Arts Center, Carson City Nevada
October 22 Eureka Opera House, Eureka Nevada
October 23 Brewery Performing Arts Center, Carson City Nevada
October 29 Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, Missoula Montana
November 5 Ferndale Repertory Theater, Ferndale California
November 6 Humboldt State University, Arcata California
November 26 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
December 9 Bing Crosby Theater, Northeastern Museum, Elko Nevada

2005

January 14 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 15 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 16 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 21 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 22 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 23 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 29 California Stage, Sacramento California
January 29 California Stage, Sacramento California (second performance)
January 30 California Stage, Sacramento California
February 6 Banner Grange, Center for Positive Living, Grass Valley California
February 28 Friends Meeting House, Grass Valley California
March 28 Redwood Gardens, Berkeley California
March 30 Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro California
March 31 Redwood Gardens, Berkeley California
April 2 Claremont House.,Oakland California
April 14 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
April 15 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
April 22 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
April 23 FUMC Fellowship Hall, Reno Nevada
May 8 UU Fellowship, Davis California
May 24 The Culture Project, New York, New York
May 25 The Culture Project, New York, New York
May 26 The Culture Project, New York, New York
May 28 The Culture Project, New York, New York
May 28 The Culture Project, New York, New York (second performance)
May 29 The Culture Project, New York, New York
May 31 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 1 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 2 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 3 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 3 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 4 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 4 The Culture Project, New York, New York (second performance)
June 5 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 7 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 8 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 9 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June10 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 11 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 11 The Culture Project, New York, New York (second performance)
June 12 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 14 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 15 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 16 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 17 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 18 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 18 The Culture Project, New York, New York (second performance)
June 19 The Culture Project, New York, New York
June 30 Tennessee Women’s Theatre Project, Nashville Tennessee
July 1 Tennessee Women’s Theater Project, Nashville Tennessee
July 2 Tennessee Women’s Theater Project, Nashville Tennessee
July 3 Tennessee Women’s Theater Project, Nashville Tennessee
July 9 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Arcata California
August 12 Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom Triennial US Congress, San Francisco
September 24 Cambrian UMC, San Jose, California

September 25 Cambrian UMC, San Jose, California

October 1  WILPF, NOW and others Monterey, California
October 21 Nevada Library Association Conference, Reno, Nevada
November 12 St. Paul and St. Andrew UMC, 86th and Broadway, NYC
November 13 Memorial UMC, White Plains New York
November 14 Memorial UMC, White Plains New York

2006

March 4 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Fresno California
March 11 Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville Tennessee
March 15 Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno
March 18 WILPF, Auburn California
March 19 UU Forum, UU Center, Sacramento

April 22 First UMC, Corvallis Oregon

April 29 WILPF, Santa Cruz California

June 3 High Desert Montessori, Reno

July 21 – WILPF WEST Conference, Portland Oregon

November 2 Invisible Theatre, Tucson Arizona

November 4 Invisible Theatre, Tucson Arizona

November 5 Invisible Theatre Tucson (closing performance)