Alice in Black and White by Robin Rice

Alice Austen fell in love with photography and another woman at a time when women were expected to do neither. For Marking Women’s History Month, they produced the world premiere of Alice in Black and White, by award-winning New York-based playwright Robin Rice. In this humorous and heartbreaking exploration of Alice, Rice created a period-hopping story that traces the artistic journey of Alice Austen, while also showcasing her life-long romantic partnership with Gertrude Tate. This stunning play won the StageWrite Women's Theatre Initiative Award.  It was one of the most attended shows in LFL's history, with sell-out shows and glowing reviews that season, as well as when they reprised it for its Off-Broadway premiere, at NYC's 59E59 Theaters, including a review in the New York Times. As Brian Walker wrote in his review of the 2013 production of the play, "Kathi E. B. Ellis does a wonderful job at telling the story through the lens of movement and storytelling that’s become synonymous with a Lilith devised piece, still remaining true to the tone and purpose of Robin Rice Lichtig’s play. It’s a match made in heaven and a thought-provoking and moving night of theatre."