Here is a public speaking service of a truly unique nature. Performance scholar Elaine Partnow, known in the publishing world as the creator of the classic collection of quotations, “The Quotable Woman, The First 5,000 Years,” in print since 1977 and now in its sixth edition, offers a wholly original series of presentations under the umbrella title "Sheroes." Think Hal Holbrook playing Mark Twain. Think Lily Tomlin playing all her characters. Then think: What if all the wise, funny and notable women who have marked our lives from antiquity to modern times were to come alive? See it happen in unforgettable portrayals by one-woman performance artist Elaine Bernstein Partnow.
With simple yet remarkable props and costumes and her uncanny ability to alter her voice and appearance, Partnow segues before your eyes from a medieval German housewife to a west coast lady rabbi, from an ex-slave to a feisty New York politician. Here are the programs currently available.
1) "SHEROES" : American Sheroes, Literary Sheroes, Hispanic Sheroes, Jewish Sheroes, Sheroes of Diversity, and more (Elaine has custom-tailored her programs to fit organizational desires).
2) "A Visit with Emily Dickinson" : a lively discourse during which the poet recites her better-known poems and riddles and responds to audience questions and requests.
3) "A Visit with Edna St. Vincent Millay" : the poem recites many of her famous poems as well as revealing details of her colorful and controversial life.
4) “Speak Like A Star” : A workshop designed to help attendees dispel fears of public speaking and present without a script!
5) “The Female Dramatist” : a lecture/slide show based on Elaine’s book, covering women playwrights from the Middle Ages to the 1990s.
(Elaine is also the editor of feminist.com's “Women of Wisdom” column).
For further information, visit Elaine's web site at www.TheQuotableWoman.com
Elaine Bernstein Partnow
850-926-4029, FAX 850-926-4059
Email: [email protected]
www.TheQuotableWoman.com
