Ordinary women become working class heroes in this true story of the Atlanta 1881 Washerwomen' Strike. America's first successful interracial organized labor strike. Tired if being overworked and underpaid, Black laundresses stage a strike just weeks before the International Cotton Expedition comes to town. The story gives us an intimate and often humorous peek at the women who fought for their rights and won.

THE WASH is presented with support from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Black Rep’s Sophisticated Ladies Initiative and Caleres, with support for our visiting director from Ameren. It is produced at The Black Rep as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other Partner Theaters are Synchronicity Theatre and Impact Theatre Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) and Prop Thtr with Perceptions Theatre (Chicago, IL). For more information, please visit nnpn.org

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