Philly Fringe: That Woman

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival and Studio 34 present:

That Woman – The Monologue Show
by Tennessee Playwrights Studio (Nashville)

4 Shows:

FRI SEPT 13, 7:30 PM
FRI SEPT 13, 9:00 PM
SAT SEPT 14, 8:30 PM
SUN SEPT 15, 8:30 PM

Runtime: 60 minutes
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About the show:

The history you didn’t learn in school. Broken dreams. Deportation. Murder. Courage. Resilience. That Woman – The Monologue Show is a series of stories imagined from the perspectives of women involved with President John F. Kennedy — stories that in the past have often have been dismissed or deliberately silenced. The women whose stories are explored in this festival version of the full production include: Ellen Rometsch, Blaze Starr, Mimi Alford, Mary Meyer, Judith Exner and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Created by Molly Breen, director of Tennessee Playwright Studios and Angela Gimlin, COO of Inebriated Shakespeare Theater Company, along with eight women playwright/actors, the full production of this work originally premiered at the Darkhorse Theater in Nashville and was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Additional stops on the fringe festival tour include: Alabama International Fringe, KC Fringe, St. Lou Fringe, MN Fringe, Philly Fringe, Elgin Fringe and more to come! Nominated for three Nashville First Night Awards, including Outstanding Original Work, Play and Ensemble. A fascinating night of theatre that will have audiences discussing long after the curtain falls.

“..pieces that reach beyond decades of headlines, books and broadcast documentaries regarding President Kennedy’s extramarital affairs for the humanity, and individuality, of the women either revealed or alleged to have been involved with him as well as his wife of 10 years.” — Evans Donnell, Stagecritic.com.

“It’s a must-see production for anyone who supports and appreciates original theater, as well as anyone with a genuine interest in some forgotten or unknown events in recent American history. Moreover, That Woman should be required viewing for anyone eager to witness frank and personal interpretations of the women whose lives are connected because of their relationships with the President whose life was ended tragically and abruptly on November 22, 1963.” — Jef Ellis,

About the artist:

Tennessee Playwrights Studio (TPS) is a playwright development lab and theatre production company directed by Molly Breen and founded in 2018 by Kenley Smith and Molly Breen to offer in-state playwrights the opportunity to develop fresh, incisive scripts that reflect a changing world. The TPS fellowship program helps playwrights develop new plays from idea to first draft in a supportive workshop setting. In 2019, TPS began mounting full theatre productions by Tennessee playwrights/creators, including: MAIDENS by Kenley Smith, THAT WOMAN – The Monologue Show (2022), THAT WOMAN – The Dance Show (2022), DON’T LOOK BLACK – A MORAL STORY by Preston Crowder (2022), THE SINS OF THE CITY by Shawn Whitsell (2022), FAN ME WITH A BRICK by Kenley Smith (2023) and ONLYFAM by Mary McCallum (2024). In January of 2021, TPS formed a partnership between TPS and two of the most productive and dynamic Black-owned theatre companies in Nashville: Destiny Theatre Experience and SistaStyle Productions for collaboration on the production of new works and educational programs, such as TPS Talks and TPS Scripts. TPS is a resident company of the Darkhorse Theater in Nashville, TN and is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.

About Philly Fringe:

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, presented by FringeArts, is an annual citywide celebration of innovation and creativity in contemporary performance. Each September, the Festival explodes into every nook and cranny of Philadelphia with more than 1,000 artistically daring performances and events by local, national, and international artists.