ARTicuLIT Presents OUT OF OUR FATHERS' HOUSE, Plus High Tea, Today

ARTicuLIT Readers Theatre presents an afternoon of TEA AND THEATRE today, October 24, at High Tea With Gerri, 144 Old McHenry Road, in Long Grove.

The 4-course high tea will be served at 1 p.m., followed by a performance of OUT OF OUR FATHERS' HOUSE at 2 p.m. Cost: $45. Reservations are required and may be obtained by calling 847-948-1724.

The program consists of readings from the diaries and journals of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founder of the Women's Suffrage, portrayed by Ellie Meyers of Deerfield; Mother Mary Jones, a labor organizer, portrayed by Mollie Grabemann of Deerfield; Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, a doctor/minister/orator played by June Fisher of Deerfield; Elizabeth Gertrude Stern, a journalist/novelist/early feminist portrayed by Donna Lubow of Riverwoods; and Eliza Southgate, a young housewife in the 1800's, portrayed by Janet Reed of Highland Park.

More information about ARTicuLIT's programs can be found on their website: www.articulitreaderstheatre.com.