Inspiring Women : November 2020

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Mary Adams Leaning into the mirror Checking my expression for this role Knitting my brows for more impact Forming a lip-smacking O … NO wait! Hear a noise in the dressing room - But it is only my own silhouette on the wall Laughing at my refection and stealing my lines. Standing in the kitchen Putting on my good wife persona Tying the apron and wearing the pearls Forming a reluctant pout … Steady! Ready! Cook! Hear a sound from backstage – But it is only my own head in the oven Baking some dreams for the future. 26
Posing in the hospital gown Smearing tears into my eyes Drawing jagged scars across head and breast Forming a heavy sigh… is this goodbye? Hear a voice in my head- But it is only me reciting my part for Act II Fidgeting before I make my entrance. Standing in the middle of the stage Wearing the plumed mask Raising my arms to start the song Burning the script … time to improvise? Hear a sound in the audience – But it is only the breath of my own entourage of characters Waiting for the grand finale. Mary Adams grew up in Texas. She has lived in Europe since 2000 and currently lives in Rotterdam where she is a member of the American <strong>Women</strong>’s Club of The Hague. She has written short stories and poetry since adolescence. “In Character” is a reflection about different roles she has played in her life, each bringing its own drama before one act finished and another began. She was honored to co-author “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” book with Robin Goldsby in 2016 to support the Target project: Free the Girls. Mary originated the role of FAWCO Workshop Coordinator and acted as VP Fundraising for the FAWCO Foundation (2015-2017). She currently sits on the Global Education team. 27
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Page 3 and 4: Contents PROFILES 10 17 23 29 36 Th
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Page 7 and 8: Inspiration From the Editor It’s
Page 9 and 10: Sisters Act: Women in Drama “A ct
Page 11 and 12: Getting Involved in TV I think dram
Page 13 and 14: A Few Final Thoughts I think one of
Page 15 and 16: name. George or Mrs. Sanders or Pro
Page 17 and 18: Cruising from Hollywood to Hamburg
Page 19 and 20: husband. He worked on the ship with
Page 21 and 22: With actor, Gregory Hines at Anita
Page 23 and 24: Nothing Amateur about Acting in Spa
Page 25: Getting Involved in Theater I had a
Page 29 and 30: Breaking Stereotypes One At a Time
Page 31 and 32: this for about six months before ge
Page 33 and 34: the play as we performed and so I w
Page 35 and 36: for me. After a year of bugging, an
Page 37 and 38: classes in English to the expat com
Page 39 and 40: A Few Final Thoughts My inner child
Page 41 and 42: 41 have times where board seats rem
Page 43 and 44: West of the City, North of the Tham
Page 45 and 46: The Criterion Theatre was designed
Page 47 and 48: actor and as a choreographer. Favor
Page 49 and 50: We have been able to visit many chi
Page 51 and 52: mark and fuelled my desire to work
Page 53 and 54: We performed in the park in front o
Page 55 and 56: Producing Theater for Social Change
Page 57 and 58: Day, the global activist movement t
Page 59 and 60: that job that I’d had as a real e
Page 61 and 62: was showcasing my second album, Ac
Page 63 and 64: to know, what a great filmmaker he
Page 65 and 66: Hartman Theater. My teachers were t
Page 67 and 68: usiness! I also learned the art of
Page 69 and 70: the quieter and subtler moments of
Page 71 and 72: A Thoroughly Modern Woman CAITLYN O
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Page 75 and 76: “We are Such Stuff as Dreams Are
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Inspiring You Founded in 1931, FAWC
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