Theater for Everyone & Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
A special partnership with PCC
Join Kamilah Bush, Portland Center Stage's Literary Manager and Dramaturg, in examining this recent adaptation where Alcott becomes central, weaving her famous novel for the sisters who inspired it. Includes a backstage tour and a preview performance.
Class one: introduction to the play. Class two: backstage tour and performance. (An enduring celebration of sisterhood and a young writer making space for herself and her stories in a society she's determined to change.) Class three: discuss what you experienced and get recommendations for what to seek out next.
Virtual Classes on November 26 and December 10 from 7pm to 8:50pm
Tuition includes a ticket to the 7:30pm performance on December 3, and an optional backstage tour from 5pm to 5:30pm
Kamilah is a playwright, dramaturg, and educator originally from North Carolina. She holds a B.F.A. in theater education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was a NC Teaching Fellow. She currently holds the position of Literary Manager at PCS. Kamilah has spent several seasons at celebrated regional theaters across the country, including Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota, FL, and Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ. She was a Playwright in Residence at Williamstown Theater Festival in 2024 and was featured as part of their Fridays @ 3 Reading Series in 2023.
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