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An Equal Voice: The Story of Votes for Women
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A retired scholar of women’s history is invited to address the city council and staff about voting. Excited and surprised, she picks her theme: Why Vote? Just Ask History. Gathering a lifetime accumulation of photos, stories, and costumes, she plots the 70-year woman suffrage campaign. But she needs help from the audience — volunteers to take roles, read speeches, improvise strategies, and even sing songs.
Voting rights history is messy, complex, and essential to American democracy. The women’s campaign defines most voting issues still alive today. Because democracy is participatory, this work invites audience engagement using the British system of “process drama.”
Playwright/actor Randi Douglas toured her woman suffrage play in Michigan for a decade, also designing an award-winning process drama outreach program for the Detroit Historical Museums. She has an MFA in Theatre Arts from Stanford, decades of acting/playwriting experience, and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.