Hot on the heels of her successful “Broadway Music & Memories” show at Key City Public Theatre, Carol Swarbrick takes a dramatic turn with the world debut of “Lillian Carter, The …
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The team behind “Lillian Carter: The Lionmaker” includes (from left) director James Rocco, production team member Jeffrey Scott, former President Jimmy Carter, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, and production team members Carol Swarbrick and Jim Dries. Submitted photo
Hot on the heels of her successful “Broadway Music & Memories” show at Key City Public Theatre, Carol Swarbrick takes a dramatic turn with the world debut of “Lillian Carter, The Lionmaker.”
This one-woman show, directed by James Rocco, chronicles the life of Lillian Carter, known not only as the mother of president Jimmy Carter, but also as a groundbreaking civil rights activist, whose ideas of equality still resonate today.
After earning her nursing degree in 1923, Lillian Gordy married businessman James Earl Carter and had four children: Jimmy, Gloria, Ruth and Billy. Despite the palpable sense of racism in her home state of Georgia, Lillian Carter insisted upon equality for all.
“She never felt that skin color mattered when it came to being worthy,” Swarbrick said. “As a nurse, she would administer to white people all day in the hospital and then go home and care for her African-American friends.”
Lillian’s progressive ideas would go on to affect the world while she served as a Peace Corps volunteer, an ambassador for her son Jimmy, and as an advocate for civil rights and women’s equality.
“Make no mistake, she was no saint!” Swarbrick added. “Lillian was a fun-loving, no-holds-barred gal who spoke her mind and loved baseball and professional wrestling (which she believed to be authentic).”
“Lillian Carter, The Lionmaker” runs Aug. 27-29. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. at Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St. Tickets, $20, are availalbe by phone: 385-KCPT (5278), in person at the playhouse box office or online at keycitypublictheatre.org.
