Thursday, October 8, 2020
5:00 – 6:15pm PT
Sex & Power
Written and Performed by Joanna Rush Wilpan
Directed by Seth Wilpan
Northampton, MA, USA
Joanna Rush probes the complexities of Sex and Power in today’s fraught sexual landscape. Drawing on diverse fields of knowledge and presented with the theatricality and humor honed by her years as a performer, she offers hope that we can evolve as a society, and heal our sorry state of sexual affairs. Rush’s observational powers provide revelatory guidance for navigating the #MeToo movement into healthier sexual territory for us all.
About the Artist
Joanna Rush (Playwright/Actor) KICK – It’s not how high. It’s how strong! Off Broadway Alliance OBA Award nominee plays theaters and colleges across the country. She was chosen to perform sections of KICK for “International Women’s Day” sponsored by the United Nations Counsel on the Empowerment of Women” and the Hunger Project. Home Sweet Homeland, Accidental Mummies – Lynne Taylor- Corbett (director) Screenplays: Irish Whiskey (co-author, “Best Screenplay” winner at Temecula Valley Film Festival,) America’s Queen, a historical drama. Acting credits, Broadway: Pousse Café, Shirley MacLaine at the Palace. A Chorus Line (Shubert Theater, Los Angeles.) Off-Broadway, Regional, Movies and TV
As recommended by the performer
Age recommendation: 12+
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault mentions
Run time: 57 minutes