WOMEN'S HISTORY PLAYS
I am currently booking performances through March 2027 (after which point I am moving out of state!). If you are interested in hosting "Women of the Watch," "Movers, Shakers, and Music Makers," or "There's a Place for Us" at your venue in this time frame, please contact me for more information on rates and scheduling. If you're interested in showcasing a filmed performance, please let me know, I will have that available soon for select shows.
WOMEN OF THE WATCH
Michigan's Inspiring Lighthouse Keepers
An uplifting 45-minutes of music, laughter, and simple honest storytelling. The play follows Kamryn as she relives family trips to lighthouses in Michigan, which leads to a discovery of several spectacular stories of various female lighthouse keepers of the Great Lakes. As she steps into these brave women’s shoes, she uncovers the tragedy of the hardships they faced and the beauty of their spirits. Each show is followed by a Q and A. Directed by D.B. Schroeder. Commissioned by The Lorenzo Cultural Center.
THREE NEEDLES AND SUTURE
The True Stories of Rochester's Van Hoosen Woman
Commissioned by THE LORENZO CULTURAL CENTER. Original cast ft. Jan Cartwright as Bertha, Connie Cowper as Alice, and Annabelle Young as Sarah. Directed by Karen Sheridan.
Bertha Van Hoosen was born in present-day Rochester Hills, MI in 1863. An American surgeon dedicated to women's health, she was the founding president of the American Medical Women's Association and led a fascinating life documented in her autobiography Petticoat Surgeon.
"Three Needles and Suture" explores Bertha’s relationship with her sister and niece as all three navigate life, death, family, personal goals, women’s roles in society, different types of motherhood and advancing medicine.
MOVERS, SHAKERS, & MUSIC MAKERS
A Tribute to Six Michigan Women Who Changed History
Myra K. Wolfgang, labor union organizer. Grace Lee Boggs, philosopher and activist. Laura Smith Haviland, abolitionist and conductor on the underground railroad, and others. Featuring "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh! What a Beautiful City," this 45-minute show will leave you inspired by the legacy of women activists in Michigan and hopeful about building a better world right in your own backyard. Directed by Karen Sheridan.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR US
How Queer Women Built Safe Spaces pre-Gay Liberation
At a tearoom on Macdougal Street in Greenwich Village, a converted church in Toronto, a home in Detroit, women rolled out rugs and brought in chairs. They built places - sanctuaries: for queer people, for artists, for friends, for lovers. They did it before rainbow flags and marriage equality. Some did it loudly, some quietly. How did they build those spaces? How did they know who to open the door for? Kamryn follows their stories to discover how to build safe places in real time.