Playwright Janet Schlapkohl is hoping to recreate a scene similar to this one when she presents her play “Godiva for Suffrage,” Saturday, Aug. 14, on the Court House Square in West Union. She is asking for community participation in the play.
Playwright asking public's help in downtown presentation
By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com
It may be a year late but that doesn’t mean the message is any less important.
That’s according to playwright Janet Story Schlapkohl who will present her play “Godiva for Suffrage”, Saturday, Aug. 14, on the Court House Square in West Union.
Last year was the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage.
“There wasn't a possibility of having it (the play) last year due to Covid. Women were denied their rights as citizens for long enough, a celebration of those rights may be delayed, but not denied,” said the playwright who kept her idea for the play alive throughout the year. Jill Bowden Blank is a co-author.
She went on to talk about the play that will feature audience participation.