In BETTE DAVIS AIN’T FOR SISSIES, Jessica Sherr channels 31-year old Bette Davis’ fight against the male-dominated studio system. On the night of the 1939 Oscars, Davis returns home knowing she’s to lose Best Actress to Vivien Leigh’s Scarlet O’Hara, because the press has leaked the winners. Davis takes us on the bumpy ride of her tumultuous rise, as the tenacious actress fights her way through the studio system to the top, while triumphing over misogyny to win roles and compensation on par with her male counterparts. See what happens when someone who always wins…loses.

BETTE DAVIS AIN’T FOR SISSIES is written and performed by Jessica Sherr (Blue Bloods, Claws, Annie) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Harry Townsend’s Last Stand, Love Loss and What I Wore). It premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2008 and has gone on to sold-out five-star runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival over three consecutive years, a month-long run in Chicago, a US tour in 2015, and a run at St. James Theater in London. The show has been seen in 12 US states and three countries.

★★★★ “Sardonic, sultry, sexy, vicious and vivacious, dominating the stage from word one (Bette would’ve been proud).” — Broadway Baby

“Audiences will find themselves mesmerized by this animated, energetic performer. Resembling Bette Davis during her younger years, Ms. Sherr easily becomes the feisty, uncompromising movie star.” — Chicago Theatre Review

“An enlightening portrait of a trailblazing feminist who is indelibly etched upon our collective mind.” — Broadway World

“Highly recommended.” — Windy City Times

★★★★ “Magnificently witty.” — The List (Edinburgh)