“Without Martha Mitchell, there would have been no Watergate.” – Richard Nixon

The hit of the Berkshire theater scene last summer, MARTHA MITCHELL CALLING is a riveting new play about the life and legacy of Martha Mitchell, the outspoken, flamboyant and courageous wife of John Mitchell, Attorney General in the Nixon administration. A scintillating spokeswoman, she is the life of the Party ...“You’re my secret weapon. Give ‘em hell Martha.” (Richard Nixon) and passionately adored by her husband ...“When I met Martha, she was conservative in her politics but liberal where it counts.” (John Mitchell) – until the Watergate coverup takes over and she blows the whistle, blows up her marriage and helps bring down a presidency.

Martha Mitchell took a stand, albeit with extraordinary humor and persistence, because she loved both her country and her husband. Brilliantly rendered, playwright Jodi Rothe restores Martha Mitchell’s place in history as a true American heroine. It depicts her as she was, a Southern born debutante with outrageous wit who, without bias to any one political party, had the temerity to speak the truth.

Jodi Rothe is a recent finalist for the National Association of Theatre Critics, Osborn Award for Best Emerging Playwright for her play, MARTHA MITCHELL CALLING.

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