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Nomad Theatre Presents "Pop HERstory at the Normal Library"

Nomad Theatre Presents “Pop HERstory at the Normal Library”

Date & Time
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost
Free
Location
206 W College Ave, Normal, Illinois, 61761
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he performances of Pop-Up HERstory are open to the public and free to attend. If you enjoy the performances, please consider making a gift in any amount to Nomad Theatre Company to support their growth as an emerging local theatre: https://bit.ly/DonateNomad
Audience members can expect an immersive event, as they walk around the library self-guided to hear each women’s stories.
March 2: 10a.m.-1 p.m.
March 3: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
March 6: 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Monologues are every 15 minutes within the three hour performance time frame. Audience members can arrive at any point during the three hour span & stay for one monologue or stay for multiple. The full, self-guided tour of all monologues is around 90 minutes.
Programs will be available on site.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re featuring the stories of real women who have made a mark on history. A spotlight on these women’s stories are straight from the page and brought to life in the stacks of the Normal Public Library, as actors perform short monologues or scenes written by local writers in our Bloomington-Normal community.
Actors and writers worked collaboratively on these original pieces.
Writers:
Kathleen Kirk
Devon Lovell
Cristen Monson
Pamela Morgan
Al Oltmanns
Ashleigh Rae Lynn
Morgan Rondinelli
Cast:
Patti Geske as Shari Lewis
Latrisha Green as Katherine Johnson
Lisa Howard as Cheryl Wagner “Loonette”
Swati Khanna as Rose Valland
Kathleen Kirk as Beatrix Potter
Devon Lovell as Madeleine L’Engle
Brooke Moonan as Margaret Murie
Kayla Pulliam Mendoza as Judy Blume
Jennifer Rusk as Marian Anderson
Michelle Vought as Maria Callas
Eve Warner as Greta Thunberg