SEEKING ARTIST SUBMISSIONS!
Theatre Pro Rata is now seeking donations of original artworks for an installation and sale that will be part of our fall production:
46 Plays for America’s First Ladies
And we want YOU!
WHO CAN SUBMIT
Everyone regardless of age, affiliation, or expertise.
SUBJECT OF YOUR PIECE
We are looking for individual pieces from a variety of artists, each one based on a separate First Lady, in any way that speaks to you. Artwork should be original and avoid copyright infringement.
PARAMETERS
Pieces should be hangable artwork that fits within a 1′ x 1′ square.
TO ENTER
Please submit the following information to Andrew Troth at andrewtroth@comcast.net:
1. Your name
2. Your contact information
3. Your top five choices of First Lady — OR request a “RANDOM SELECTION.”
Andrew will reply to your email within 48 hours with further instructions and your First Lady assignment.
PHYSICAL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DUE THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
Artwork will be dropped off at the Crane Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. Specific drop-off dates and times will be provided.
THIS IS A DONATION TO A FUNDRAISER
Artwork will be displayed for sale during the run of the show, at a price set by the artist. Funds raised will support Theatre Pro Rata’s ongoing work and mission.
Thank you for your interest and support.
We look forward to unveiling your masterpieces!
First Ladies to choose from:
(crossed out names have already been taken)
1 Martha Washington 1789 – 1797
2 Abigail Adams 1797 – 1801
3 Martha Jefferson 1801 – 1809
4 Dolley Madison 1809 – 1817
5 Elizabeth Monroe 1817 – 1825
6 Louisa Adams 1825 – 18297 Emily Donelson 1829 – 18347 Sarah Jackson 1834 – 1837
8 Sarah Van Buren 1838 – 1841
9 Anna Harrison 1841
9 Jane Harrison 184110 Letitia Tyler 1841 – 184210 Elizabeth Priscilla Tyler 1842 – 184410 Julia Tyler 1844 – 1845
11 Sarah Polk 1845 – 1849
12 Margaret “Peggy” Taylor 1849 – 1850
13 Abigail Fillmore 1850 – 1853
14 Jane Pierce 1853 – 1857
15 Harriet Lane 1857 – 1861
16 Mary Lincoln 1861 – 1865
17 Eliza Johnson 1865 – 1869
18 Julia Grant 1869 – 187719 Lucy Hayes 1877 – 188120 Lucretia Garfield 1881
21 Mary McElroy 1881 – 1885
22 Rose Cleveland 1885 – 1886
22 Frances Cleveland 1886 – 1889
23 Caroline Harrison 1889 – 1892
23 Mary Harrison McKee 1892 – 1893
24 Frances Cleveland 1893 – 1897
25 Ida McKinley 1897 – 190126 Edith Roosevelt 1901 – 1909
27 Helen “Nellie” Taft 1909 – 1913
28 Ellen Wilson 1913 – 1914
28 Margaret Wilson 1914 – 191528 Edith Wilson 1915 – 1921
29 Florence Harding 1921 – 1923
30 Grace Coolidge 1923 – 1929
31 Lou Hoover 1929 – 193332 Anna Eleanor Roosevelt 1933 – 1945
33 Elizabeth “Bess” Truman 1945 – 1953
34 Mamie Eisenhower 1953 – 1931
35 Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy 1961 – 1963
36 Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson 1963 – 196937 Thelma “Pat” Nixon 1969 – 1974
38 Elizabeth “Betty” Ford 1974 – 1977
39 Eleanor Rosalynn Carter 1977 – 1981
40 Nancy Reagan 1981 – 1989
41 Barbara Bush 1989 – 1993
42 Hillary Clinton 1993 – 2001
43 Laura Bush 2001 – 200944 Michelle Obama 2009 – 201745 Melania Trump 2017 – 202146 Jill Biden 2021 – Present