DC Theatre Week Kickoff & Arlington County Fair—Live Radio Play Event—2023
Aug. 18, 20 & Sept. 23rd, 2023 Season 1 Presentation, Arena Stage, DC & Arlington County Fair, VA
DC Theatre Week at Arena Stage & The Arlington County Fair
Welcome
Avant Bard's Presentation of
A Simple Herstory — Victoria Woodhull — Episode Selections
August 18th, 20th, 2023
September 23rd, 2023
DC and Arlington presentations feature supplementary writing and transitional material by Sara Barker and Jocelyn Kuritsky, with live music by Sara Fridrich
Original Series Created by Jocelyn Kuritsky; Season 1 Written and Developed by Jonathan A. Goldberg; Season 1 Consultation by Jenny Turner Hall; Season 1 Directed by Donya K. Washington; Season 1 Sound Design by Jane Shaw; Season 1 Music by David Poe
Season 1 Podcast Originally Performed by Kara Young, Florencia Lozano, Zainab Musa, Kate Burton, Jennifer Ikeda, Jacqueline Antaramian, Dale Soules, Kyra Miller, Ching Valdes-Aran, Caremelita Tropicana, Veanne Cox, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Danielle Ferland, Yetta Gottesman, Socorro Santiago, Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, Tonya Pinkins, Rachel Crowl, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Maria Dizzia, Erin Cherry, Jocelyn Kuritsky, and Louise Lasser
Original Series Executive Producers — Jocelyn Kuritsky, Jonathan A. Goldberg, Jenny Turner Hall, Donya K. Washington, Jane Shaw
Welcome
Avant Bard's Presentation of
A Simple Herstory — Victoria Woodhull — Episode Selections
August 18th, 20th, 2023
September 23rd, 2023
DC and Arlington presentations feature supplementary writing and transitional material by Sara Barker and Jocelyn Kuritsky, with live music by Sara Fridrich
Original Series Created by Jocelyn Kuritsky; Season 1 Written and Developed by Jonathan A. Goldberg; Season 1 Consultation by Jenny Turner Hall; Season 1 Directed by Donya K. Washington; Season 1 Sound Design by Jane Shaw; Season 1 Music by David Poe
Season 1 Podcast Originally Performed by Kara Young, Florencia Lozano, Zainab Musa, Kate Burton, Jennifer Ikeda, Jacqueline Antaramian, Dale Soules, Kyra Miller, Ching Valdes-Aran, Caremelita Tropicana, Veanne Cox, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Danielle Ferland, Yetta Gottesman, Socorro Santiago, Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, Tonya Pinkins, Rachel Crowl, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Maria Dizzia, Erin Cherry, Jocelyn Kuritsky, and Louise Lasser
Original Series Executive Producers — Jocelyn Kuritsky, Jonathan A. Goldberg, Jenny Turner Hall, Donya K. Washington, Jane Shaw
About A Simple Herstory + Season 1 @ Theatre Week Kickoff Fest
Experience a sampling of A Simple Herstory onstage at the Theatre Week Kickoff Fest. Avant Bard has collaborated with A Simple Herstory to bring the award-winning podcast onstage during the FREE Theatre Week Kickoff Fest at Arena Stage on Saturday Sept. 23 (the festivities begin at 1:00 pm). Avant Bard’s Sara Barker will join podcast creator Jocelyn Kuritsky onstage as they embody characters from the award-winning podcast and play clips. Adding live music to the 30-minute event will be local composer-songwriter Sarah Fridrich, who has collaborated with Avant Bard in the past. The trio brings this performance straight from this summer’s Arlington County Fair—see the DC Theater Arts story for details! More here, too.
Experience a sampling of A Simple Herstory onstage at the Theatre Week Kickoff Fest. Avant Bard has collaborated with A Simple Herstory to bring the award-winning podcast onstage during the FREE Theatre Week Kickoff Fest at Arena Stage on Saturday Sept. 23 (the festivities begin at 1:00 pm). Avant Bard’s Sara Barker will join podcast creator Jocelyn Kuritsky onstage as they embody characters from the award-winning podcast and play clips. Adding live music to the 30-minute event will be local composer-songwriter Sarah Fridrich, who has collaborated with Avant Bard in the past. The trio brings this performance straight from this summer’s Arlington County Fair—see the DC Theater Arts story for details! More here, too.
About A Simple Herstory + Season 1 @ The Arlington County Fair
The Arlington County Fair is one of the largest FREE events on the East Coast. In recent years, attendance has reached approximately 84,000. Visit the live entertainment stage on the tennis courts Friday, August 18th, 2:00-2:45 p.m. and Sunday, August 20th, 8:15-9:00 p.m. to get a taste of the award-winning theatrical history podcast, A Simple Herstory, brought to you by Arlington's Avant Bard Theatre, and A Simple Herstory, LLC. Beloved Arlington musician-songwriter Sarah Fridrich will be there to give the event a rollicking intro and outro. Be there for your chance to meet the ghost of Victoria Woodhull (presented by podcast creator, Jocelyn Kuritsky, and embodied by DC area actress, Sara Barker, onstage). Woodhull was the first woman to run for President of the United States – nearly 50 years before Congress passed the 19th Amendment!
The Arlington County Fair is one of the largest FREE events on the East Coast. In recent years, attendance has reached approximately 84,000. Visit the live entertainment stage on the tennis courts Friday, August 18th, 2:00-2:45 p.m. and Sunday, August 20th, 8:15-9:00 p.m. to get a taste of the award-winning theatrical history podcast, A Simple Herstory, brought to you by Arlington's Avant Bard Theatre, and A Simple Herstory, LLC. Beloved Arlington musician-songwriter Sarah Fridrich will be there to give the event a rollicking intro and outro. Be there for your chance to meet the ghost of Victoria Woodhull (presented by podcast creator, Jocelyn Kuritsky, and embodied by DC area actress, Sara Barker, onstage). Woodhull was the first woman to run for President of the United States – nearly 50 years before Congress passed the 19th Amendment!
*Special thanks to Jason Howard for event consultation and support.
**Special thanks to Delaney Bray for clip editing.
**Special thanks to Delaney Bray for clip editing.
