Sun, Oct 13
|Promenade Playhouse
The (Mostly) True Story of a Common Scold
Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist, alarmed by speeches from evangelical leaders declaring their intent to reshape America into a Christian nation, starts printing a newspaper from her Washington, D.C., kitchen to sound the alarm. She nearly pays with her life.
Time & Location
Oct 13, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Promenade Playhouse, 10931 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
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About the event
Directed By: Natalia Lazarus Written By: Mike Teverbaugh Starring: Dendrie Taylor
- Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist, was alarmed by speeches from evangelical leaders declaring their intent to reshape America into a Christian nation. She started printing a newspaper from her Washington, D.C., kitchen to sound the alarm. She nearly pays with her life.
- At the dawn of the Jackson administration, Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist, wages a personal war in print against evangelicals who she felt were trying to subvert the U.S. Constitution and turn America into a Christian nation. They toppled her stagecoach, harassed her at her Washington, D.C., home as she convalesced and ultimately, in a bid to silence her, had her arrested. Anne remained steadfast, surviving the ordeal with her life – and her resolve to defend what she loved about her new nation – intact.