Liz & Ladybird - Whistlestop 1964!
by Sheila Gordon
Oct. 26 - Oct. 27, 2018
Friday-Saturday
In October of 1964, the Deep South was fiercely set against re-electing President Lyndon Johnson, due to passage of the Civil Rights Act. The LBJ plan: send Lady Bird Johnson through 1692 miles of Southern towns to sell the War on Poverty and Civil Rights agendas.
For the first time in U.S. history, a First Lady would take to the campaign trail unaccompanied by her husband. In an era when women were expected to speak only about subjects such as home and family, Lady Bird Johnson surprised voters throughout the nation with her eloquence on issues such as healthcare, economics, and education.
Actor/author Sheila Gordon performs this story from the point of view of the dynamic feminist/author Liz Carpenter (Lady Bird Johnson’s Press Secretary). Carpenter time travels from her present-day oval office (an on-stage hot tub) back to the LBJ White House of 1964, and brings the audience aboard a train ride that helped to shape the future of women in politics. Gordon seamlessly portrays various members of the ‘64 LBJ White House and the Lady Bird Whistle Stop Campaign Tour.
Written and performed by Sheila Gordon
Staged reading directed by Rebecca Whitehurst
Liz & Ladybird - Whistlestop 1964!
by Sheila Gordon
Sheila Gordon
October 26 - October 27, 2018
A staged reading, 8 p.m. each night
Free; donations accepted.
Seats are limited: RSVP to WhistlestopProject@gmail.com
