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46 Plays for America's First Ladies

46 Plays for America's First Ladies by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, Andy Bayiates, Bilal Dardai, Sharon Greene

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Productions (5)
Historical Dramatic Comedy
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105 - 115 minutes
Various
Content Notes: Adult language.

46 Plays for America’s First Ladies leaps from comic to tragic as it surveys the lives of the women who have served (and avoided serving) as first lady, from Martha Washington to Jill Biden. A biographical, meta-theatrical, genre-bending ride through race, gender, and everything else your history teacher never taught you about the founding of America.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $90
Standard Edition $24.99

*The per performance fee begins at $90. Your per performance fee will be provided during the ordering process.

Play Details

46 Plays for America’s First Ladies leaps from comic to tragic as it surveys the lives of the women who have served (and avoided serving) as first lady, from Martha Washington to Jill Biden. A biographical, meta-theatrical, genre-bending ride through race, gender, and everything else your history teacher never taught you about the founding of America.

  • Historical Dramatic Comedy
  • |
  • 105 - 115 minutes
  • Various
  • Content Notes: Adult language.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-975-3

Published Reviews

CRITIC’S PICK! “In 100 snarky and ultimately unsettling minutes, [the play] scratches the phrase “graced the White House” to find the grim beneath it.”

-- Jesse Green, The New York Times

“A funny and fascinating whirlwind trip through the history of this country.”

-- Cherry & Spoon blog

“An exhilarating, funny, and sometimes very sobering portrait…while also raising valid questions about the nature of power by marital proxy.”

-- Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader

“Inventive, energetic and consistently fascinating.”

-- Karen Topham, Chicago OnStage

“Funny, inventive, sometimes poignant, sometimes bizarre.”

-- Gwendolyn Rice, Isthmus

“Consistently creative, inventive and admirably avoidant of the predictable…a great feminist piece.”

-- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune

Production History

JUL 20, 2024 - AUG 03, 2024
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
Boston, MA United States
Hub Theatre Company of Boston Boston, MA United States
JAN 27, 2023 - FEB 19, 2023
NextStop Theater Co.
Herndon, VA United States
NextStop Theater Co. Herndon, VA United States
OCT 01, 2022 - OCT 16, 2022
Theater Pro Rata
Minneapolis, MN United States
Theater Pro Rata Minneapolis, MN United States
MAY 08, 2021 - MAY 31, 2021
Forward Theater Co.
Madison, WI United States
Forward Theater Co. Madison, WI United States
OCT 13, 2020 - NOV 08, 2020
The Neo-Futurists
Chicago, IL United States
The Neo-Futurists Chicago, IL United States
JUL 20, 2024 - AUG 03, 2024
Hub Theatre Company of Boston
Boston, MA United States
Hub Theatre Company of Boston Boston, MA United States
JAN 27, 2023 - FEB 19, 2023
NextStop Theater Co.
Herndon, VA United States
NextStop Theater Co. Herndon, VA United States
OCT 01, 2022 - OCT 16, 2022
Theater Pro Rata
Minneapolis, MN United States
Theater Pro Rata Minneapolis, MN United States
MAY 08, 2021 - MAY 31, 2021
Forward Theater Co.
Madison, WI United States
Forward Theater Co. Madison, WI United States
OCT 13, 2020 - NOV 08, 2020
The Neo-Futurists
Chicago, IL United States
The Neo-Futurists Chicago, IL United States