Carried by the Current

Women’s Work Productions

Join us in bringing women’s history to the stage. Founded by a group of theatrical veterans and storytellers from Seattle, along with author and playwright Nicola Pearson, we are excited to bring women’s history to life.

History is filled with stories that have never been told. Rich, colorful stories of human courage in the face of adversity, of visionaries ahead of their time and of paths pioneered through the complex weave of life so that we might make our way more easily. Sometimes these stories have remained hidden because their main characters are women. Carried by the Current is one such story. Join Women’s Work Productions as we bring this story and many more to the stage.

Step Seven: Matching Funds.

by Nicola Pearson | March 25, 2023 | Carried by the Current, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Great news! Women’s Work Productions has been given a $10,000 matching funds donation by the Miller Group Charitable Trust for the production of “Carried by the Current.” We have to raise the first $10,000 to access the matching funds and, actually, we’re already a good chunk of the way there . . .

Step Six: On the Boards Again

by Nicola Pearson | May 22, 2021 | Carried by the Current, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

At the end of March I received an email from Janna Gage, owner of Seaport Books in La Conner. This bookstore is located on the waterfront in La Conner, adjacent to Gilkey Square, and since Janna was keen to return to author events after a year-long...

Step Five: Lockdown

by Nicola Pearson | September 7, 2020 | Carried by the Current, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Well there we were rolling along quite nicely, gathering momentum and then—well then you know the rest. The last preview we performed was at the lovely Camano Schoolhouse three days before the word came down from the governor’s office—no more group...

Step Four: Rewrites

by Nicola Pearson | March 17, 2020 | Carried by the Current, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

We leapt into Women’s History Month this year not just because February gave us an extra day to boost us into March but because of the preview we performed February 27th at Edmonds Bookshop. It crackled with electricity. I had rewritten one of the scenes...

Step Three: Creating a Wave

by Nicola Pearson | October 10, 2019 | Carried by the Current, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

About a month ago, I found myself writing in a journal about the struggle of reaching out to businesses and individuals regarding our preview of Carried by the Current and not being sure if they’d reply. Or say yes if they did reply. And as I wrote, I...

Step Two: Behind the Scenes

by Nicola Pearson | June 30, 2019 | Carried by the Current | 0 Comments

The Journey of a Play to Production. Step Two: Behind The Scenes As you may have figured out from our last blog post, we’re all actors here at Women’s Work Productions, which means our favorite thing to do is be on stage communing with the audience. But...

Step One: Letting Go

by Nicola Pearson | March 17, 2019 | Carried by the Current | 4 Comments

The Journey of a Play to Production. Step One: Letting Go It was Sarah that started the ball rolling. Sarah and Pilar. They got chatting in April 2018 and the conversation wound around to Sarah telling Pilar the premise of my play, Carried by the Current....