A promotional poster for the musical "Suffs" featuring a group of women and bold text is layered over a background of empty red theater seats.

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Paonia Players and the League of Women Voters of the Uncompahgre Valley will present the film of the stage musical Suffs, at the Paradise Theatre on Sunday, October 25 at 6 pm. &nbsp;The film will follow some brief opening remarks and a performance of the musical&rsquo;s signature song, Keep Marching&nbsp;by Paonia Players&rsquo; youth company and women&rsquo;s choir. &nbsp;A suggested donation of $10 supports community and children&rsquo;s theatre programming. &nbsp; Suffs is a <a fr-original-style="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">musical</a> written by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaina_Taub" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Shaina Taub</a>, based on the American <a fr-original-style="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_States" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">women&#39;s suffrage movement</a>, focusing primarily on the historical events leading up to the ratification of the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> in 1920 that gave women the right to vote. &nbsp;The musical tells the stories of the women who led the effort over many years, despite numerous setbacks and lack of support among the men in political office. &nbsp; Broadway on the Big Screen series, sponsored by Ellen Werner, presents a different staged version of a Broadway or West End (London) musical each month. &nbsp;Paonia Players director, Merrily Talbott, chose the last Sunday in October to show Suffs, in the hopes that sharing this story two days before election day will encourage women to get out and vote. &nbsp;

Paonia Players and the League of Women Voters of the Uncompahgre Valley will present the film of the stage musical Suffs, at the Paradise Theatre on Sunday, October 25 at 6 pm.  The film will follow some brief opening remarks and a performance of the musical’s signature song, Keep Marching by Paonia Players’ youth company and women’s choir.  A suggested donation of $10 supports community and children’s theatre programming.   Suffs is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre" target="_blank">musical</a> written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaina_Taub" target="_blank">Shaina Taub</a>, based on the American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">women's suffrage movement</a>, focusing primarily on the historical events leading up to the ratification of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" target="_blank">Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> in 1920 that gave women the right to vote.  The musical tells the stories of the women who led the effort over many years, despite numerous setbacks and lack of support among the men in political office.   Broadway on the Big Screen series, sponsored by Ellen Werner, presents a different staged version of a Broadway or West End (London) musical each month.  Paonia Players director, Merrily Talbott, chose the last Sunday in October to show Suffs, in the hopes that sharing this story two days before election day will encourage women to get out and vote.

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Broadway on the Big Screen: SUFFS

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