Starring Dierdra McDowell as Eartha KittDirected by Marishka S.
Phillips
Sponsored by Dwyer Cultural Center in association with MPTP
Productions International
In 1968 while at the height of her career as a world-renowned
entertainer, Eartha Kitt was also working as one of the main lobbyists
for a group of young activists called the Rebels With A Cause. During
this time, Miss Kitt was then invited to the White House by Lady Bird
Johnson to partake in a women's luncheon to discuss the issue of the
rising crime rates in America. At the luncheon however, when Eartha
stood up and expressed her views, stating that the increase in crime
was mostly due to America's involvement in the Vietnam War, Lady Bird
Johnson was personally insulted by the comment and shortly after, by
order of President Lyndon Johnson, Eartha Kitt was blacklisted from
work in the United States for the following 10 years! DOWN TO EARTHA
is a one-woman show written and performed by Dierdra McDowell, and
directed by Marishka S. Phillips. In one act filled with drama and
music, this play explores Eartha Kitts personal re-encounter of that
fateful day in detail. It also delves into her personal journey back
to her power and freedom. Stemming from a life ridden with years of
child abuse, Eartha's personal journey proves to be at times a
nightmare of a hurdle! It is one that could only be conquered by the
power of love.
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