This World Premiere production tells the true story of the 1933 Funsten Nut Strike in St. Louis, when Black women facing low wages, unsafe conditions, and segregation, organized over 2,000 workers across five factories. This act of solidarity decades before the Civil Rights Movement positioned St. Louis at the intersection of workers' and civil rights. With an original jazz and blues score, this true yet forgotten story highlights the pivotal role of Black women in the struggle for justice in St. Louis and beyond.

METRO THEATRE COMPANY
Thursday, Feb 26 @ 7pm
Friday, Feb 27 @ 7pm
Saturday, Feb 28 @ 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, Mar 1 @ 6pm

Directed by Rayme Cornell, written by Kathryn Bentley and Colin McLaughlin, and with original music by Alicia Revé Like.

The project is funded and supported by Laborers Local 110, the John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc., the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation, Missouri Workers Center and Missouri Jobs with Justice.