Suffs
Shaina Taub
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Theater, Ballett
Beschreibung
2024 Tony Award winner for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original ScoreA musical one hundred years in the making,Suffsbrings to life a complicated chapter in the ongoing battle for the right to vote.Written by one of the most exciting new voices in theater, this epic new musical takes an unflinching look at the unsung trailblazers of the American womens suffrage movement. In the seven years leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, an impassioned group of suffragistsSuffs as they called themselvestook to the streets, pioneering protest tactics that transformed the country. They risked their lives as they clashed with the president, the public, and each other. A thrilling story of brilliant, flawed women working against and across generational, racial, and class divides,Suffsboldly explores the victories and failures of a fight for equality that is still far from over.
