Our Voices

Our Voices VII Was a Wonderful Success!

Our Voices VII PROGRAM

A Celebration of Boston Area Women Playwrights

Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College, Sunday, March 17, 2013 

7:00 P.M.  STAGED READINGS ~ THE PLAYS

Enjoy Your Flight by Dorothy Abram, directed by Dorothy Abram

Snapshots of My Sister by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro, directed by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro

Just Like Tetraphobia by Cassie M. Seinuk, directed by Chris Anton

Double Solitaire by Hortense Gerardo, Directed by Hortense Gerardo

Talking by Shari D. Frost, directed by Shari D. Frost

You’ll Be Safe by Kelly DuMar, directed by Kelly DuMar

Jacks & Queens by M. Lynda Robinson, directed by M. Lynda Robinson

~  AUDIENCE/PLAYWRIGHT DISCUSSION  ~

 

Produced By:                    Festival founder, Kelly DuMar, Hortense Gerardo, Playwright

Production Assistants: Harper Burke, Franci DuMar, Tamar Barsamian

~ SPECIAL THANKS ~

Many thanks to our exceptionally talented and generous directors & actors!

Special thanks to afternoon playwrights: Debbie Wiess, Mary Beth McNulty, Geralyn Horton, Cecelia Raker, Obehi Janice, Lida McGirr & Judith Boyajian Strang-Waldau

 

Special thanks to Co-Producer Frank DuMar & The Cleaver Company for financial support that makes the festival possible & to all the playwrights who donated food for the reception.  

Special thanks to Playback Theatre Actors for the afternoon workshop: Mary Elizabeth Wheeler, Michelle Mount & Franci DuMar.

Finally, many thanks to Nora Hussey of Wellesley College Theatre Arts for hosting us!

We hope to see you again next year for Our Voices VIII!

Announcing Our Voices VII, Sunday March 17, 2013, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College

This day-long event provides artistic support for local women playwrights, including: Afternoon play readings with feedback for the playwrights; an afternoon writing workshop for participating playwrights to engage their creativity; an audience/playwright reception prior to the evening performances of new plays performed by talented Boston-area actors.; and a talk-back following the plays.

Our Voices VII, which is free and open to the public, will be produced by Kelly DuMar, playwright & festival founder, Hortense Gerardo, playwright, with the generosity of Nora Hussey, Director, Wellesley College Theatre Studies Program. For more information, contact Kelly DuMar [email protected] or (508) 647-0596.

Selected Playwrights:

Afternoon: 12:00-2:00 Workshop Presentation of Plays for Discussion

Mary Beth McNulty, Making Babies, Geralyn Horton, Granny Wears Combat Boots (excerpt), Cecelia Raker, Song for a Windy Night in the Suburbs, Obehi Janice, Red Drink, Lida McGirr, Puppets (monologue), Judith Boyajian Strang-Waldau, Women of Ararat, (excerpt), Debbie Wiess, Proust and Joyce at the Majestic (excerpt)

Evening: 6:30-8:30 – Public Readings Staged for Audience

Dorothy Abram, Enjoy Your Flight (monologue), Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro, Snapshots of My Sister, Kelly DuMar, You’ll Be Safe (monologue), Shari D. Frost, Talking, Hortense Gerardo, Double Solitaire, M. Lynda Robinson, Jacks & Queens, Cassie M. Seinuk - Just Like Tetraphobia

Wellesley College http://new.wellesley.edu/about/visit/directionsmaps

Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre http://wellesleysummertheatre.com/Contact%20Us.html

Please join us! No reservations required, first come, first served. The theatre is wheelchair accessible and there is ample free parking.

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Search Events | Update Account | Add New Event | Edit Event | Logout You are logged in as pilar           Our Voices VII Annual Festival of Boston Area Women Playwrights Kelly DuMar Art Form: Theater Event: Performance Date: March-17-2013 6:30 PM Address: Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre   Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College Wellesley, MA,  02030, US Free Event:   Reservations Not Needed Website:  http://www.diarydoor.typepad.com/our_voices Description:  Our Voices VII An Annual Celebration of Boston Area Women Playwrights, March 17, 2013 Noon-10 p.m. Playwrights, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College. An Evening of Staged Readings of New Plays performed by talented Boston-area actors. This day-long event provides artistic support for local women playwrights, including: Afternoon play readings with feedback for the playwrights; afternoon writing workshop for participating playwrights to engage their creativity; audience/playwright reception prior to the evening performance; and a talk-back following the plays. The festival, which is free and open to the public, is produced by Kelly DuMar, playwright & festival founder, Hortense Gerardo, playwright, with the generosity of Nora Hussey, Director, Theatre and Theatre Studies Program. For more information, contact Kelly DuMar at [email protected] or (508) 647-0596 or go to http://www.diarydoor.typepad.com/our_voices\r\n