Suffragist Alice Paul Subject of One-Act Play in Lorton

A one-act play exploring the story of suffragist Alice Paul will be presented Sunday, March 23 at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton. 

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 18. The production is set in the W-3 Theatre at the Workhouse Arts Center at 9601 Ox Road in Lorton.

The play is about Alice Paul and some of the women who marched, picketed and were sometimes imprisoned for their belief that all women deserved the right to vote. 

Alice Paul has become a heroine and symbol of the suffrage movement. Her indomitable spirit, courage, determination and resourceful political strategies, joined together with the efforts of women across the United States, led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

Five actors in multiple roles, aided by a cinematic panorama of vintage photographs, portray the individuals who changed the political and social landscape of the early twentieth century. 

This new play, designed for audiences ages 12 and older, was written by local playwright Margie O. Tompros, who was inspired by the story of the suffragists imprisoned at the Workhouse in 1917.

The play is directed by Catherine Flye and features:

• KEN JACKSON as Isaiah Lorton
• ALICE ANNE ENGLISH as Lucy Burns
• MARGIE TOMPROS as Alice Paul
• FRANK ROBINSON, JR. as President Wilson
• LYNN-JANE FOREMAN as "Third Woman"/Emmaline Pankhurst/Carrie Chapman-Catt
• PAUL TOMPROS as Warden/Men
• NARRATOR: NANETTE SAVARD

You can find out more about the production online at www.WorkhouseArts.org. or by calling (703) 584-2900 for information.