Lavinia Roberts

Tickets are selling fast for 12 Angry Jurors. We have an almost sold out opening night tonight! Come see a timely and thoughtfully rendered and moving production. I’ve enjoyed working with this ensemble and delving into Juror 4. Sunrise Theatre Company. 909 Kansas Ave. July 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th and 31st.

Looking forward to being part of this production as Juror 4.

We are excited to announce the cast for 12 Angry Jurors:

Foreman: Hugo Gonzalez
Juror #2: Alex Hall
Juror #3: Roslind Finlay
Juror #4: Lavinia Roberts
Juror #5: Elizabeth Ross
Juror #6: William Ross
Juror #7: Jandy Wills
Juror #8: Anna Sage
Juror #9: Les Bartlett
Juror #10: Penni Hansen
Juror #11: Ralph Krumins
Juror #12: Carmelle Garcia
Guard: Joe Warden

Thank you to all those who came out to show their talents at auditions! We will start rehearsals this coming Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30 in the Purple Room at Topeka Civic Theatre! Please Direct Message Sunrise to accept your role.

Looking forward to my acting debut with Lady Shakes and playing Mark Anthony in “Anthony and Cleopatra Get Therapy.” Mark your calendars! 🗓️ 🎭

He died for her. She died for him. They still can't communicate.

Antony & Cleopatra are working through some things — with a little help from their unwanted AI therapist.

Session in progress. Breakthroughs: zero. Regrets: several.

Lavinia Roberts, Angela Davis, and Donna Lambrecht. July 18. The Foundry. 18+.

Tickets here: https://ladyshakes.ludus.com/200531391
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/977562588212314

Delighted that my play “Raise Less Corn and More Hell! Annie Diggs' A Prairie Populist,” was included in The Solidarity Project, a celebration of nonviolent resistance. Thanks for producing Atlanta Dramatists and Academy Theatre. And thanks to the creative team for bringing the play to life and sharing Diggs’ story.

Topeka folks! Join us for our final Gender Brown Bag conversation which will be held both in-person and virtually with me discussing “Raise Less Corn and More Hell! Annie Diggs: A Prairie Populist, and Staging History”
Time: 12:00pm–12:50pm on Monday, April 20.
Location: Lincoln Room, Memorial Union.

In this session, I will perform an excerpt from “Raise Less Corn and More Hell! Annie Diggs’ A Prairie Populist,” a one-woman play that brings to life Annie Diggs, a journalist, orator, poet, advocate for women’s suffrage, and fierce Populist voice of 1890s in Kansas. Through imagined headlines for The Kansas Liberal and vivid recollections of her life and work as an activist, this play explores the Populist Movement in the United States, highlighting Diggs’ work. The presentation will conclude with a brief Q&A and a discussion connecting the themes of the play, such as grassroots activism, social reform, and women’s political leadership, to our own campus conversations, inviting participants to reflect on how this chapter of Kansas History resonates today.

Looking forward to writing a play this weekend and connecting with theatre folks in Topeka. Come see some new work this weekend!