Seven - the creation of a groundbreaking documentary play

a conversation between Inez Mc Cormack, one of seven courageous women leaders portrayed in the play SEVEN, and Carol Mack, one of the play's seven playwrights. Carol Mack initiated the project in 2007.

Inez McCormack, Northern Ireland: Despite being raised in a Protestant culture that taught her to be suspicious of and separate from Catholics, Inez married a Catholic and has become a longtime activist and bridge-builder among different religious and cultural coalitions. In 1998, she worked closely with First Lady Hillary Clinton on the first Vital Voices conference in Northern Ireland. Since then she has worked with Vital Voices on training programs for Catholic and Protestant women leaders who help build peace and economic progress. Inez helped Vital Voices design their Women Leaders Building Peace and Prosperity Program for Northern Irish women, Jewish and Arab women leaders from Israel, and women from South Africa to advance peace, mutual understanding, and economic development.

Carol K. Mack
Carol K. Mack’s plays have been produced off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the U.S. Without A Trace had its European premiere at the Tron, Glasgow, 2002 and toured Scotland. Her new play, The Visitor, received a grant from the Foundation for Jewish Culture. Premieres include: The Accident, American Repertory Theatre; In Her Sight and After, the Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville; Territorial Rites, The Women’s Project. Awards include Stanley Drama Award, Julie Harris/Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Award and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. Her plays have been selected for four editions of The Best American Short Plays, Applause Books. Her book, A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels & Other Subversive Spirits, was published by Profile Books, London, 2008.
 

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