In an unprecedented stand for the #MeToo movement, Proud Mary Theatre Company is partnering with 25 of our Upstate sisters (and 5 male and non-binary gender allies) for the South Carolina premiere of The Pussy Grabber Plays – Stories Inspired by the Women Who Came Forward –  streaming now through August 30 on our Vimeo Virtual PlayHouse. FREE, $5 suggested donation to Planned Parenthood can be made at proudmarytheatre.com.

Some of the Upstate’s leading women directors and actors have volunteered their talent and time for this powerful, subversive and important stories.

Troublemaker, based on the bravery of Jill Harth and written by Sharyn Rothstein, is one of eight plays in this collection and is directed by Brook A. Nelson, founding Board member of Proud Mary Theatre Company and co-stars Frances Dell Bendert.

Frances Dell Bendert ( Louanne: TROUBLEMAKER ) is a Film/TV/Theatre actor based out of Charlotte, NC and is motivated to tell stories to promote and make change in social justice . A most recent live performance circa COVID- The Weapons of Whiteness (Epoch Tribe). Favorite
theatre credits include Detroit (Greenville, SC), Down Along the Cove (Heartwood Theatre,Maine), The Roommate , Sordid Lives , A Woman of No Importance , The Other Place, August:Osage Co ., Proof , (Charlotte, NC). Recent Film/TV include the feature, Her Secret Past
Movies, streaming on Amazon- Dark Waters:Murder in the Deep, and award winning films Voice of Grace , KRAP, and Silencer.

The Pussy Grabber Plays is a series of eight short plays (two are musicals) created by some of the most highly acclaimed women writing for theater today. Based on interviews with seven of the women who have spoken out, the plays offer insights into each woman’s life, her decision to stand up, and the fallout she’s faced. Laced with humor, fear, heartbreak and anger, The Pussy Grabber Plays is political theater at its best.

All proceeds from The Pussy Grabber Plays benefit Planned Parenthood.
The Pussy Grabber Plays streams through Sunday, August 30 @ Midnight at Proud Mary Theatre‘s VIMEO VIRTUAL PLAYHOUSE
FREE. $5 Suggested Donation at proudmarytheatre.com.