27Th Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Opens March 26
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West End New York City United States International Theatre Store * NEW * Log In Los Angeles Los Angeles Sections Shows Chat Boards Jobs Students Industry Discounts 27th Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Hot Stories BroadwayWorld TV Festival Opens March 26 Casting Announced for Los Angeles Engagement of by BWW News Desk Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet Share 2A-ILTON The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) marks 27 years of producing well over Christopher Jackson Talks the Upcoming 500 extraordinary multicultural and BroadwayWorld G IA-T 2A-ILTON -o ie Launch Online Theater multidisciplinary solo performers from around Classes - Learn Acting, the globe. ,inging G Dancing from the Experts The longest-running Annual Solo Festival for women in Los Angeles, LAWTF will take place March 26- March 29, 2020 at Theatre 68, 5112 6arrett Clayton and -ore To Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA ,tar in A LITTLE NI62T 91601. -U,IC in Los Angeles The overall theme of the Festival will be 2020 Vision! 8laywright Jane -ilmore 2as 8assed Away The Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony will take place on March 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. and will be hosted by Hattie Winston (Becker) and Starletta DuPois (The Notebook) and directed by Denise Dowse (Ray). The Diane 8aulus' 177. Now On event will honor : e women of exceptional achie ement and contribution to the world ,ale At The Ahmanson of theatre The honorees will be announced separately.. There will be li e performances Theatre in addition to the awards presentation. Theme7 Empowered Women. 8erformers include7 Jacquelyn Brown-Bene:eld. Rise Up and I Am Enough. These two uplifting songs celebrate personal empowerment. Juli Kim in Abandon. In this dance piece, the woman abandons both beauty and docility in fa or of inner strength and power. ,unjoo Aeo in Buando me'n o, from La Boheme. In this 8uccini soprano aria, -usetta uplifts herself by acknowledging her attributes. Friday, -arch 27 at 0700 p.m. Theme- Boxed In, ,et Free. LOS ANGELES SHOWS 2eather Dowling in Fertile. Explores the CHOICE expectation and ultimate resol e of Matrix Theatre (3/12 - 3/22) procreation. Mamma Mia! - The Musical Dagmar ,tanso a in Loose Underwear. From 5-Star Theatricals (3/27 - 4/5) exorcisms to orgasms, the daughter of a New Age 2olocaust sur i or is compelled to Ccha-chaC away the wounds of her ancestors. What Rhymes with Orange? Ashley Wilkerson in Freckle in -y Eye. The poignant, shocking and sometimes The Second City (2/16 - 4/26) humorous story of ,hesee Jones, a young woman li ing on Texas' Death Row. PHOTOS CAST ,aturday, -arch 20 at 3700 p.m. Theme- Truth to 8ower. NOWHERE ON THE BORDER Cynthia Lee in Lost Chinatowns. A dance-theatre work that explores the destruction, The Road Theatre Company (1/17 lost ibrancy and historic erasure of Chinatowns in ,anta CruE, CA from 10.0-1955. - 3/8) PHOTOS CAST -iriam Reed in ,usan B. Anthony ,ays A Word. A young ,usan B. Anthony disco ers VIEW ALL ADD A SHOW why women -U,T ha e the ote. Raissa ,impson in Codelining. Through dance, Codelining explores a dialogic process that builds bridges between communities, especially African American, which ha e Los Angeles Email Alerts often been set against each other in ,an Francisco's affordable rent crisis. 6et the latest news, photos G more. ,aturday, -arch 20 at 0700 p.m. Theme- E-mail address Sign up Unbound. Corina Calderon in From Lapdance to Ticket Central Browse All Shows ,undance. This show recounts the upbringing and journey of Corina Calderon from working as a stripper in Austin, Texas to being cast as the lead in a feature :lm that was nominated for the 6rand Jury 8riEe at the ,undance Film Festi al, and all the challenges she experienced along the way. • COME FROM AWAY • THEATRE SHOP • CAROLINE, OR CHANGE • A SOLDIER'S PLAY Crystal Bush in Chrissy -eth. ,omehow, from the depths of drug addiction, Chrissy -eth :nds hope, and through spirituality Featured in the BWW Store and yoga begins to put the pieces of her life back together. Jannica Olin in (Im) 8erfekt. A solo show that takes a look at identity, beauty and labels, and how you sometimes need to (literally) lose a part of yourself in order to disco er who you truly are. ,haron Nyree Williams in Dare to Claim the ,ky. Based on her self-published anthology of the same name, Dare to Claim the ,ky is an honest and un:ltered spoken word journey of one woman that addresses family, religion, depression and being Black in 8lus -ore T-,hirts, -ugs G -erch5 this society. ,unday, -arch 29 at 3700 p.m. Theme- Balancing Acts. Lynne Jassem in Tapping -y Way to the Nuthouse. One child dancer story of mental pain and ultimate mental health is told through the lenses of multi-media, tap dance, mime, music and humor. 8etal Walker in Forgetting, Not Forgotten. 8etal's life is abruptly interrupted when her mother is diagnosed with AlEheimer's Disease in this story of triumph in a shattered world. April Wish in -y Name is -ommy. April Wade Wish mo es back and forth through time, exploring the pressures and the promises of parenthood. ,unday, -arch 29 at 7700 p.m.- Theme7 ,ecrets. 4anessa Boss in Uprooted. Buckle your seat belts as the creatures of 4anessa's inner world take you on the Hight of her life amidst disturbances that trigger iolent weather on a journey that ultimately safely lands on 4anessa's strength. Dee Freeman in The 8oison 6un. Dee, a naI e .-year-old Black girl from rural Louisiana becomes a key witness in a murder in estigation as she :ghts to keep a secret from a racist cop who has his own agenda for :nding out the truth. 8amela Najera in Too Old, Too Asian, Too ,hort. Through story telling, dance, and Recommended for You multimedia, 8amela recounts growing up in a family with secrets and lies and connects Casting Announced For the dots of a life that land her a career as a production dancer and magician's assistant BERNHARDT/HAMLET at on a cruise ship5 Geffen Founded by Executi e 8roducer Adilah Barnes and -iriam Reed, the Los Angeles Podcast: West of Broadway- Women's Theatre Festi al is an annual e ent unique among Los Angeles cultural Will & Wendy Escape to institutions and should not be missed as LAWTF celebrates its 27T2 Anni ersary. Margaritaville The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festi al is a non-pro:t organiEation. The Los Angeles BWW Review: Timely New Women's Theatre Festi al organiEation is supported this year in part by the Department Play HUMAN INTEREST of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los AngelesL City of West 2ollywoodL Los Angeles County STORY Focuses on Arts CommissionL City National BankL K8FK 90.7 L and Adilah Barnes 8roductions. Homelessness, Celebrity Worship and Truth in American Journalism Admission to the 6ala is M50 or two tickets for M90 (includes reception and Champagne). Photos: First Look at FLY at For the other programs, ticket prices this year include general admission single show La Jolla Playhouse tickets at M25.00 in ad ance or M30.00 at the door. A 4I8 all-access pass for the entire weekend is a ailable for M150. 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