Roundabout Theatre Company's world premiere staging of Bess Wohl's Liberation had a special visitor Tuesday when feminist icon Gloria Steinem came to the show.
Steinem, widely recognized as one of the leaders of second-wave feminism in the United States throughout the 1960s and 1970s, co-founded Ms. Magazine, which is mentioned several times throughout the show.
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The play, which officially opened Off-Broadway February 20, recently extended to play through April 6. The piece was previously scheduled to run through March 30.
Playing the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, the play is directed by Whitney White, and stars Betsy Aidem as Margie, Audrey Corsa as Dora, Kayla Davion as Joanne, Susannah Flood as Lizzie, Kristolyn Lloyd as Celeste, Irene Sofia Lucio as Isidora, Charlie Thurston as Bill, and Adina Verson as Susan.
The work centers on a group of women who gather to talk, only for the conversation quickly to become about changing their own life and the world. Fifty years later, one of their daughters looks to the past for answers when she finds history repeating itself.
Roundabout's production features scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Qween Jean, lighting design by Cha See, and sound design by Palmer Hefferan.
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