Justice! Fairness! The factory girls Helen Christen ’26, Maeve McGill ’28, Eleanor Kolterman ’26, Brigid McFall ’27, Katherine Dietz ’26, Hannah Taylor ’26, Clara Kizer ’26, Liv Brown ’27 and Addie Golka ’27 open the Spring Play on April 15 by reciting a poem in unison, describing the harsh conditions of the strike. The play concluded with the same poem and the girls describing how they “rose and won with a woman’s might” against the factory owners. The final dress rehearsal on Wednesday set the stage for four more performances. Photo by RubyScanlan. Thugs attack. A hired thug, played by Creighton Prep freshman Benjamin Kafka, grabs a sign from one of the factory girls, played by Sophia Losole ’26. The thugs were hired by the factory owners to try and stop the girls from striking. Director Michael McCandless and the cast worked together to choreograph the fight safely for all actors. Photo by RubyScanlan.Come on Clara! Anya, played by Clara Kizer ’26, grabs Clara, played by Hannah Taylor ’26, away from the factory boss. Clara would often erupt into coughing fits due to suffering from tuberculosis, or the white lung. Clara’s coughing bothered the factory boss, who would single her out for being sick. Photo by RubyScanlanAnya, you’re a dreamer! Anya Rosen, played by Clara Kizer ’26, looks out into the audience as she shares memories of her deceased father. Anya’s character wished to make a difference in the world, which her father warned her was dangerous. The setting was in the winter of 1909 in New York City. Photo by RubyScanlan. Time to work. Factory boss Martin Roth, played by Creighton Prep junior Leo Kelly, looks over to some of the factory girls, played by Hannah Taylor ’26, Addie Golka ’27, Liv Brown ’27 and Sophia Losole ’26. He warns them that he can fire them at any moment. To the factory owners, the girls were nothing but hands to work the machines. Photo by RubyScanlan.
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