Overview
This groundbreaking and emotionally charged play immerses you in the fervor, intensity, determination, and selflessness of the Silent Sentinels protest at the White House in 1917. A century later, do we appreciate the sacrifices and convictions made by those brave individuals? SMILE LINES delves deep into the National Woman’s Party’s historic protests, connecting them to the ongoing struggle for all voices in today’s world.
Casting & Production
Casting
ACTOR 1/Suffragist 1
ACTOR 2/Suffragist 2
ACTOR 3/Suffragist 3
ACTOR 4/Suffragist 4
ACTOR 5/Suffragist 5
ACTOR 6/Suffragist 6
ACTOR 7/Suffragist 7
ACTOR 8/Suffragist 8
ACTOR 9/Suffragist 9
ACTOR 10/Susan B. Anthony
Casting Note:
While being a piece that celebrates the Women’s Suffrage movement, it also confronts the segregation and racism of the movement as well and was conceived to be performed by a very multicultural cast (I.e.: Actor 4 and 9 having their 1st language being non-English, and Actor 2 being Black), and having even more diversity in the cast is encouraged. You should also feel free, as suggested, to inhabit the cast with both female-identifying and nonbinary actors.
Setting
Place
The United States of America
Time
Now and Then
