Play “Bettye and the Jockettes Spinning Records”
It’s 1956 and the jockettes of WHER, America’s first all-girl radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, are having one hell of a day; the copywriter has run off to elope, they have just found out that THE Elvis Presley is coming to the station to be interviewed on-air, and their star DJ Bettye has shown up... in pants. When Elvis’ record promoter arrives and is none other than Bettye’s former flame Benjamin, sarcastic zingers fly, sisterhoods are forged, and secrets are exposed.
Directed by Sara Thigpen
Produced by Retro Productions
After the reading, there will be a feedback session moderated by Ashley Lauren Rogers.
The cast for this reading includes: Heather E. Cunningham, Desmond Dutcher, Rebecca Holt-Gilmore, Toni Kwadzogah, David Leeper, Joe Mathers, Marie Elena O’Brien, and Leah Raymond.
Time: 3:00 pm EDT
Free!