IT’S MY PARTY!
by Ann Timmons
It’s 1918 and It’s My Party! opens as the fight for the 19th Amendment intensifies, marked by a clash between two suffragist titans: Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul. Paul’s “radicals” shock the country by protesting the White House, risking their personal safety and igniting a fierce internal struggle within the movement. Amidst this conflict, a window into racial exclusion emerges as Black suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is marginalized as she tries and fails to be seen as an equal partner in this crusade. Ultimately, despite their flaws, these women reveal an unwavering drive, securing the right to vote!
- Cast Size: 8W + Offstage Voices
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Ann started in theatre as an actor (M.F.A., University of Illinois) before pivoting to playwriting. She honed her skills at Playwrights’ Horizons Theatre School, who co-produced her one-woman show, “Off the Wall: The Life and Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman” at the Samuel Becket Theatre Off-Broadway, prior to its 16-year national tour. Ann has received commissions for several plays, most recently “Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper”, from Echo Theatre, Dallas. Other productions include “Becoming Calvin”, Washington, D.C.; “Beyond Shadowlands”, national tour; “The Jamestown Adventure Express””, Virginia tour. “It’s My Party!” premiered at Dallas’ Echo Theatre in 2021 and had its D.C-area premiere with Pipeline Playwrights in 2025. Ann is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, Dramatists Guild, Honor Roll!, and is a founding producing playwright with Pipeline Playwrights.
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