LILLY: The Story of Lilly Ledbetter

Showings

Madison Community Arts Center Fri, Mar 28 7:30 PM

Description

Based on the remarkable true story of Lilly Ledbetter, LILLY chronicles how an Alabama tire factory supervisor transforms into a national hero.  Featuring tour-de-force performances by award-sinning actors: Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey, and Thomas Saoski, Lilly's singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class and for the sake of that paycheck, she endures a dehumanizing work environment plagued by pervasive harassment for two decades. But as retirement approaches, Lilly makes a startling revelation: the company has been paying her only half of what her male counterparts receive. Outraged and with the support of her husband and a brilliant civil rights layer, Lilly's fight for justice takes her to the Supreme Court, Congress, and all the way to the White house.  With a heart-stirring love story at its center, LILLY follows the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, illuminating the courageous, personal cost of activism