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Kristen Ritter wasn’t ever a instrumentality of nan theatre roles for women. That’s why she decided to constitute her ain plays and recovered her sound successful comedy. Ritter’s “Blanche Stuart Scott” was selected for nan SheL.A. Summer Theater Festival, which features imaginative useful from gender-marginalized playwrights and composers. The play was 1 of 5 selected from complete 450 submissions and will beryllium performed pinch a section unit successful Los Angeles this July.
The humanities drama tells nan communicative of real-life Wonder Woman, Blanche Stuart Scott. She was a pioneer successful aviation – regarded arsenic America’s first female pilot. Before that, she was 1 of nan first women to thrust crossed nan continental United States successful 1910. That roadworthy travel is nan ground for Ritter’s play, which examines nan bequest of women and redeeming their stories from nan dustbin of history–all while getting a laugh, of course.
“Blanch Stuart Scott” will person an Anchorage tally from June 28 done 30.
We’re joined by Ritter and head Kalli Denali Randall to find retired more.
LINKS:
SheL.A. Summer Theater Festival
Blanche Goes to L.A. website
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Ammon Swenson is Alaska Public Media’s Audio Media Content Producer. He was calved and raised successful Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from UAA successful 2018 pinch a bachelor’s grade successful publicity and integrated media. He’s antecedently worked for KRUA radio, nan Anchorage Press, and The Northern Light.