BAEC Bulletin | May/June 2022 | 13
VOTER FRAUD THE TRIAL OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY The Bar Association of Erie County and the Womenʼs Bar Association of the State of New York, WNY Chapter present
Bar Association of Erie County and the Women’s Bar Association Present Voter Fraud: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony
The Bar Association of Erie County’s History Committee and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of NY, WNY Chapter’s Public Sector & Not-for-profit Committee have partnered with Second Generation Theatre Company to recreate the story of the illegal vote cast by Susan B. Anthony in the presidential election of 1872. The production will be shown on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Twentieth Century Club in Buffalo, NY. This one-hour production will examine what led to her vote, the arrest, and the trial. It is directed by Kyle LoConti and features Tina Rausa, a 40-year veteran of the Buffalo stage, whose resume features many historic characters. Local attorneys will play the remaining parts, and there will be a discussion of the Fourteenth Amendment and
other legal issues –including the lack of credit to African American suffragists –brought to mind by this historic Western New York trial. There is a 3pm and a 6pm presentation; the 6pm presentation is limited to 150 attendees (21+) and will be followed by a cocktail party with the cast. Ticket options will include Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit provided by the Erie Institute of Law. You could receive 1 credit in Areas of Professional Practice for attending the show! Cost is discounted for BAEC members.
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THE CAST Christina (“Tina”) Rausa…………………………………………..............…………………………………… Susan B. Anthony Christina (“Tina”) Rausa, a 40-year veteran of the Buffalo Stage, with a resume featuring Historic Characters. Among those roles are Emily Dickson in The Belle Of Amherst with Actors Workshop of Western NY; Golda Meir in Golda’s Balcony; Lillian Hellman in Lillian with Jewish Repertory Theatre; and Amelia in Amelia Earhart with Theatre of Youth. She has toured extensively throughout New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio with her one woman show Susan B. Anthony Alive! Is it a crime to vote? Jeffrey Stone……………………………………………………….............…………………………………. Hon. Richard Crowley Glenn Murray…………………………………………………………………..........………………………………. Hon. Ward Hunt Frank Housh……………………………………………………………………………............…………….. Hon. Henry R. Shelen John Feroleto……………………………………………………………………………………..............…... Beverly Waugh Jones Timothy Graber……………………………………………………………………………………………...........….… John E. Pound Craig Bucki…………………………………………….............…………………………………………….. John Van Voorhis, Esq. Matt Powers……………………………………………………................……………….. John Boyle O’Reilly and E.J. Kinney Michelle Parker…………………………………………………………….........…………………………………………….. Narrator
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