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The Inferior Sex
Synopsis:
It's the summer of 1972. As the war in Vietnam intensifies, the battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment ramps up across the nation, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm remains undeterred in her campaign for president. In midtown Manhattan, a small woman's magazine is on the verge of collapsing and threatens to dash the hopes and dreams of a group of women tired of being treated as second class. The Inferior Sex is a poignant and hilarious behind-the-scenes look at a woman's magazine that gets political, faces hard truths, and breaks new ground in an ever-changing world.
Cast Breakdown
9 women
Characters:
Sandra Rollins (White, mid 20s) – Executive Editor, daughter of the publisher, born and raised in Connecticut, attended Smith College, Joan’s best friend.
Joan Ehrlich (White, mid 20s) – Senior Editor, born and raised in Washington, D.C, attended Smith College, Gwen’s childhood best friend, Sandra’s best friend.
Gwen Hudson (Black, mid 20s) – Political Features Writer, born and raised in Washington, D.C, attended Howard University, Joan’s childhood best friend.
Connie Williams (Black, mid 20s) – Housekeeper for the magazine, Sandra’s childhood live-in housekeeper, born and raised in Connecticut by parents who immigrated from Alabama.
Vera Ashley (White, early 40s) – Fashion and Beauty Editor, born and raised in Manhattan, attended Parsons School of Design and Saint Martin's School of Art.
Madeleine Reynolds (White, mid 20s) – Food and Health Editor, sorority sisters of Sandra and Joan, attended Smith College.
Penny Barlowe (White, mid 40s) – Style and Features Editor, attended Skidmore College.
Alice Newsome (White, mid 20s) – Photographer, born and raised Madison, WI, attended Parsons School of Design.
Shirley Chisholm (Black, mid 40s) – Politician, born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Barbados, attended Columbia University.
Development History
It's the summer of 1972. As the war in Vietnam intensifies, the battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment ramps up across the nation, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm remains undeterred in her campaign for president. In midtown Manhattan, a small woman's magazine is on the verge of collapsing and threatens to dash the hopes and dreams of a group of women tired of being treated as second class. The Inferior Sex is a poignant and hilarious behind-the-scenes look at a woman's magazine that gets political, faces hard truths, and breaks new ground in an ever-changing world.
Cast Breakdown
9 women
Characters:
Sandra Rollins (White, mid 20s) – Executive Editor, daughter of the publisher, born and raised in Connecticut, attended Smith College, Joan’s best friend.
Joan Ehrlich (White, mid 20s) – Senior Editor, born and raised in Washington, D.C, attended Smith College, Gwen’s childhood best friend, Sandra’s best friend.
Gwen Hudson (Black, mid 20s) – Political Features Writer, born and raised in Washington, D.C, attended Howard University, Joan’s childhood best friend.
Connie Williams (Black, mid 20s) – Housekeeper for the magazine, Sandra’s childhood live-in housekeeper, born and raised in Connecticut by parents who immigrated from Alabama.
Vera Ashley (White, early 40s) – Fashion and Beauty Editor, born and raised in Manhattan, attended Parsons School of Design and Saint Martin's School of Art.
Madeleine Reynolds (White, mid 20s) – Food and Health Editor, sorority sisters of Sandra and Joan, attended Smith College.
Penny Barlowe (White, mid 40s) – Style and Features Editor, attended Skidmore College.
Alice Newsome (White, mid 20s) – Photographer, born and raised Madison, WI, attended Parsons School of Design.
Shirley Chisholm (Black, mid 40s) – Politician, born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Barbados, attended Columbia University.
Development History
- Full Production at Trinity Rep - March/April 2023
- Workshop Production at Elon University - January 2023
- New Play Development Reading/Workshop at Trinity Rep - June 2022
- New Play Development Reading/Workshop Production at UNC Willmington's Department of Theatre (Wilmington, NC) - January 2019
- New Play Development Workshop at the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) - October 2018
- New Play Development Workshop and Reading at Elon University's Department of Drama and Theatre Studies (Burlington, NC) - March 2018