Elizabeth Lane is a writer for "Smart Housekeeping" magazine, whose wildly popular column describes in detail her comfy farm life, delectable meal recipes and loving husband and baby - none of which the single, apartment-dwelling Mahattanite actually has. Her editor knows her secret - but her stickler-for-the-truth publisher hasn't a clue. When her…

Three women friends go on a day-long boat trip shepherding a group of school children. A fourth female "friend" is conspicuously absent and the three find out why when a note from her discloses a shocking secret. Will their friendships survive? Will their marriages? Told in flashbacks, the stories of each marriage unfold as the isolated women agoni…

A UFO lands in Washington, D.C. bearing a message – and an ultimatum. Klaatu and his people have watched, with increasing alarm, Cold War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth. A single mother and her young daughter help Klaatu understand the contradictions of this strangely virtuous yet violent planet. Director: Art Jolin Writer: Art Jolin Cast: Klaa…

Alison Hopkins was a suffragist whose husband, John Hopkins, had worked for Woodrow Wilson’s presidential campaign. After dinner with the President and his wife Edith, and hearing their disparaging comments about the Suffragists, Alison was motivated to join other Silent Sentinels protesting outside the White House. This led to her arrest and impri…

Our newest podcast series is inspired by the golden age of radio. Classic commercials from the period and the full arsenal of music and sound effects bring each show to life. Director/Producer: Art Jolin Cast: Nick Charles……………………………….Ryan McDaniel Nora Charles…….......………………….Kelly McDaniel Selma………………….…………………....Michelle Kaiser Aunt Katherine/Lt…

Investigative journalist Ida Tarbell was the "muckraker" whose reporting brought down John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly at the turn of the 20th century. Having shattered many a glass ceiling herself, she paradoxically opposed the Woman’s Suffrage movement. In this play she visits her suffragist mother at Christmas, 1916, a few months befo…

In her time Inez Milholland was as famous as AOC. Known as the Face of the Women’s Suffrage movement, she was renowned for her beauty and exceptional oratory skills. Huge crowds turned out to get a glimpse of her whenever she went. And wherever Inez went reporters were sure to follow. They dubbed her the “New Woman” due to her progressive political…

Investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was the first reporter to expose the evil of lynchings in America. She published a book, A Red Record, about her findings. In 1913 she founded the first black woman suffrage group, the Alpha Suffrage Club. She worked tirelessly for human rights and to ensure women had equal access to the bal…

Susan B. Anthony was already nationally known by the time she broke the law in 1872. She led her sisters and others to cast ballots in Rochester, NY - and in this episode, the "arrest" is history. Director: John Paul Middlesworth Writer: John Paul Middlesworth Cast (in order of appearance): Susan B. Anthony...............Mary Rowland Marshall Isaac…

Excerpts from The Suffragist Project, launching March 1.

A brief introduction to OdysseyStage and our podcast channel.