Althea & Angela
Available to schools, churches, community centers and other venues Feb. 1-28, 2027.
by Todd Olson
In 1955, Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton were world-ranked tennis players … yet no one wanted to partner with them in women’s doubles. In fact, few even wanted to talk with them. Post-War America was still very segregated and the tennis world was still very anti-Semitic. Eight years after Jackie Robinson had broken the color line in major league baseball, the tennis world lagged behind, clinging to its country club roots. Althea, a black woman from Harlem, and Angela, a Jewish woman from Liverpool, were outcasts in two nations. So they decided to join forces outside their own country. What happened then made history. (Suggested for grades 6 and up.)
This production is available to tour to your facility.
Available for booking Feb. 1-28, 2027
FEE: $850/performance; $725 second perf, same day/venue; $600 third perf, same day/venue
LENGTH: app. 55 minutes
To book the show in your venue, please contact Lucy Wright at productions@wordplayers.org or call 865-539-2490.
STUDENT TICKET SUBSIDY
The WordPlayers is an approved Teaching Artist Organization with the Tennessee Arts Commission. Student Ticket Subsidy for public school students may be obtained for this presentation.
Application opens Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Information regarding Student Ticket Subsidy can be found here:
https://tnartscommission.org/grants/student-ticket-subsidy-sts/
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