mom is back and she is PISSED!

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known as the "hellcat organizer" and as "the most dangerous woman in the world," Mary Harris ("Mother") Jones fought on the front lines in the battle for workers' rights with an earth shattering fury earning the scorn of bosses all across america, scourging presidents from Grover Cleveland to Teddy Roosevelt.  

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this new musical shows us Mother Jones in a bar in the afterlife looking back on the highs and lows of her incredible 100 years on the planet belting out a steady stream of the kind of breath-taking down home blue collar ballads that audiences expect from internationally renowned musician/author/song writer/activist Si Kahn.

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subversive theatre is thrilled to once again present the world-debut of Si's work (we featured his play JOE HILL'S LAST WILL to mark the 100 year anniversary of Joe Hill's execution in 2015).  Proclaimed "the poet laureate of the North Carolina AFL-CIO" by an unanimous resolution, Si's unmistakable pro-worker, pro-union, pro-activist creations are a beautiful reminder of everything proletarian art can be.

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MOTHER JONES IN HEAVEN (and hell) is sponsored by the Western New York Area Labor Federation.  directed by Drew McCabe, the show stars Melissa Leventhal and Tim Goehrig with musical direction by Tom Naples.  it runs oct 25th - nov 18th with shows thursdays, fridays, and saturdays at 7:30 and sundays at 5pm.  PLEASE NOTE: no show friday, oct 26th & sunday, nov 11th.   all shows are in our usual den of subversion, the MANNY FRIED PLAYHOUSE (255 Great Arrow Ave, 3rd floor, Great Arrow Building). 

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tickets are $30 general admission or $25 for students, seniors, and subversive theatre members.  as always, all thursday shows are pay-what-you-can.  purchase tickets right here online or call our phoneline at 716-462-5549.

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