2004 to 2005 · Oats Park Arts Center, then The Culture Project, New York
A Single Woman
Jeannette Rankin. Playwright.

Years
2004 to 2005
Role
Jeannette Rankin. Playwright.
Company
Oats Park Arts Center, then The Culture Project, New York
Credit
Directed by Cameron Crain, then by J. Simpson
Written as a response to the October 2002 Afghanistan bombings, and premiered on 7 February 2004 in Fallon, Nevada. Cameron Crain played Everyman in the first production; Neal Mayer took the role in New York.
Solo performances continued for more than 250 further shows with various Everyman interpretations. It won Best Theatrical Surprise from Sacramento News and Review, and Jeanmarie performed it at CalArts as a Surdna Distinguished Guest Artist.
It’s like eating Rankin’s morals and ideals.Miranda Jesch, Reno News and Review
This is production 6 of 9 listed on the site, and it appears in full on the resume alongside every other acting, directing and playwriting credit since 1982.




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