Prominent Female Playwrights tell their stories
By Patti Pietschmann, Travel Diva
The timing couldn't be better for this forum that follows last summer’s triumphant readings of Lisa Loomer’s Roe andand impending midterm elections.
Los Angeles' Fountain Theatre once again jumps into action to give women a voice joining 20 theaters and universities across the U.S. to present two evenings of My Body, No Choice, staged readings of monologues commissioned by Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage.
Eight of America’s most engaging female playwrights share what choice means to them through the telling of fiction and non-fiction stories rooted in personal experience. It was written by Lee Cataluna, Fatima Dyfan, Lisa Loomer, Dael Orlandersmith, Sarah Ruhl, Mary Hall Surface, V (formerly Eve Ensler), and “Anonymous” and directed by Judith Moreland.
The outspoken cast includes Veralyn Jones, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Jenny O'Hara, Amy Pietz and Pam Trotter.
There are two performances: Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.
*The performance on Nov. 3 will be livestreamed on the Fountain website.
Women won't want to miss it (men invited to)
It's FREE at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles CA (Fountain at Normandie). You do have to pay a $5 parking fee. Click here to view the promo trailer. Visit www.FountainTheatre.com or call (323) 663-1525 for more information.
