St. Stephen’s and the Vine is pleased to host A Brick and a Bible, a new play by Kathryn Bentley and Colin McLaughlin with original music by Rayme Cornell.
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.
Here’s when you can see A Brick and A Bible at St. Stephen’s and the Vine:
- Saturday, March 7 @ 7 p.m.
- Sunday, March 8 @ 3 p.m.
This Bread and Roses Missouri production is also being hosted at the Missouri History Museum and Metro Theatre Company.
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.breadandrosesmo.org/
