Birgitte Solem, Madeline Elliott Kennedy & Shannon Pitre, and Jamillah Ross in “The Bee’s Knees”, Photos by Marlowe Andreyko

Prohibition, speakeasies, and inch-above-the-knee swimsuit bylaw enforcement are just some of the period touchpoints featured in The Bee’s Knees, a two-act drama with songs written and directed by Judy Reynolds. Between 1917 and 1921, in a Canada still recuperating from the devastation of both the first world war and Spanish flu, a nurse decides to run for office. Women have only just been granted the vote, but a young and ambitious flapper, Bernie (Madeline Elliott Kennedy), convinces her dutiful sister Delores (Shannon Pitre) she’s got the chops to beat incumbent Jerry Fields (Michael Pollard) and embraces her role as campaign manager. Continue Reading