Lyons, NY – August 27, 2024 – In 2017, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York State, the Wayne County Historical Society produced A Tea Out of Time. The play, originally written by the late and former Director Larry Ann Evans and Museum Manager Linda Stevenson, was first performed in the Carriage Barn at the Museum of Wayne County History to rave reviews from attendees.
The plot included 16 ladies from Wayne County’s past – one from each town (with one extra from Lyons – it’s the County seat after all). Each one had received a mysterious invitation to tea. No one knows who sent them, but all are curious and brave enough to attend. The catch? These women are all from different years in Wayne County history, which they begin to realize as each arrives for the tea party. It takes a little while, but thanks to Assemblywoman Mildred Taylor – the ‘first lady’ of Wayne County – everyone eventually sorts themselves out. As they sit down to tea and conversation, each woman’s fascinating story is revealed bit by bit, poignantly and with humor, while awaiting the arrival of the guest of honor: celebrated suffragist, Susan B. Anthony.
A Tea Out of Time entertainingly examines what questions one woman might ask another from 100 years in her future. Can you imagine what possible conversation might ensue between a woman brought up in the 1850s and one from the 1950s? What would a women living in1853 think if she saw a woman wearing a 1969 miniskirt? How would a woman in 1914 feel if someone told her that there would be a World War and a global pandemic in just a few short years, only to be repeated in later years?
This staged reading of the one-of-a-kind, marvelous, historical play will be the first since 2017 (with just a few 2024 updates). There will be two performances to be held at Gates Hall in Pultneyville, one on Friday, November 1 at 7 PM and one on Sunday, November 3 at 2 PM. All proceeds will benefit the Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) and co-sponsor Williamson-Pultneyville Historical Society (WPHS). Tickets are available online at www.waynehistory.org/events and are being sold at $15 per ticket for WCHS or WPHS members, and $17 for non-members. You won’t want to miss this one! ###
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