“I Want to Go to Jail” will transport you back to February, 1919, when suffragists were sent to the Charles Street Jail for picketing President Wilson in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Follow the twists and turns of historical events as they encounter unexpected obstacles in their quest for the final vote needed to pass the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment” giving women the right to vote. Find inspiration in the stories of our foremothers, who bravely stood up for women’s rights. Among the suffragists was Pamela Swing’s grandmother, Betty Gram Swing. 

2020 is the Centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. “I Want to Go to Jail” is a timely way to commemorate this milestone in American history. This 40-minute historical dramatization can be put on anywhere—from Town Halls to libraries—and by any group. It is appropriate for civic organizations such as schools, museums, women’s groups, League of Women Voters, retirement communities, houses of worship, as well as drama clubs and local theaters.

Interested in staging this play? We’d love to hear from you! Or you may download perusal scenes here.