120 min. / Theatre L / $15
Lawrence, Massachusetts. 1912. In the throes of a bitter New England winter, thousands of immigrant textile workers begin a bold strike, and the lives of two very different women are forever changed ... Bridget Gallagher, a young Irish-Catholic mill worker, is reluctantly drawn into the strike and finds her destiny through struggle; and Sarah Weissmann, a Jewish midwife, jeopardizes her livelihood and her family when she tries to help the strikers. Weaving a simple tale of courage and transformation with an evocative, dramatic, and delightfully playful score, Belles of the Mill will touch the soul of everyone who has ever had to fight to protect their families, their dignity, and their self-respect in the face of injustice and prejudice.