Asking For It is a powerful story by Joanna Rush, based on the intimate recollections of her life. Critics and audiences have praised the play: "This is how theater should connect to people. " — Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer Prize winning critic "Finding the truth of one's life in a culture of lies a powerful piece." — BBC Radio 4 "Joanna Rush can be considered the ultimate performer/playwright. She writes, acts and dances in her one person performance a delight afresh, wholesome sense of humor that is often missing Off as well as on Broadway Asking For It a big hit! — Dan Miller, WVOX, AM "With passion and wit, Joanna Rush lets us know the pain of being the hot girl in town. A must see lesson on sexism." — Eduardo Machado, Playwright, Artistic Director of Intar Theatre a personal journey through the guilt-infested world of Catholicism a rangy piece …. well acted by its author, Joanna Rush " — Theatre Mania "A consummate artist, Joanna Rush journeys through her life experience

Asking for It: A Rockette's Tale

Biographies & Memoirs

Rush, Joanna

Arts & Literature

Heliotrope Books LLC

'Asking for It' is based on intimate recollections by Joanna Rush, a former Rockette. This powerful story of rape, betrayal and redemption has taken the form of a renowned performance piece and now is available as a memoir (with a dash of fiction thrown in). Standing in for the author, Bernadette O'Connell - or "Bernie" - endures a strict Irish Catholic upbringing. She is unprepared for the daunting task of becoming a Radio City Music Hall Rockette, for the lurking shadows of evil that accompany this dream when she's alone and naïve. Nevertheless, Bernie's undying spirit triumphs by the unforgettably happy, inspirational end of the story.

Asking for It

Humor & Entertainment

Yonanda Productions

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