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She Speaks Women’s work – Women’s words
	A Celebration of International Women's Day. A reading of 13 plays over two nights. Playwrights sent plays from all over the world, and we have settled on 13 ten-minute pays for She Speaks. Several of the playwrights will be joining us from NYC and PA for the event. After the readings, there will be a talkback with the playwrights.
FRIDAY March 9^th Kaufman Arts Studio Just past Charles St. on Queen 8pm PIERCING THE SKIN By Shannon Murdoch (Australia) Directed by Tracey Kenyon With Brad Skinner & Rachel Kaufman THE AMARANTHINE THREAD By Rosebud Ben-Oni (NYC) Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley With Nada Homsi & Abigail Slinger EDNA MAE & SALLY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SAN DIEGO By Robin Rice Lichtig (NYC) Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley With Helen Basson & Kate Greg A BOX OF DOUGHNUTS By Lisa Lee (NYC) Directed by Rachel Kaufman With Ali & Gilly Gothard PRUNING LESSONS By Connie Bennett (Eugene OR) Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley With Isabella Stefanescu, Emma Wallace & Jane Watson MISCONCEPTIONS By Abigail Taylor (NYC) Directed by Rachel Kaufman With Pam Patel & Nicholas Cumming	SATURDAY March 10 Kitchener City Hall Council Chambers 200 King St. W. 8pm DAWNING By Marjorie Conn (NYC) Directed by Nicholas Cumming With Isabel Cisterna & Katharine Mills MOTHER LOVE By Christine Emmert (PA) Directed by Robin Bennett With Katharine Mills & Suzanne Langdon TURTLE BEACH By Aoise Statford (Ithaca, NY) Directed by Tracey Kenyon With Arlene Thomas & Paddy Gillard-Bentley BEEING THERE By Isabella Russell-Ides (Dallas, TX) Directed by Terre Chartrand With Abigail Slinger TWO WOMEN ON A PRECIPICE Written & Directed by Karin Littlefield (NYC) With Tracey Kenyon, Rachel Kaufman, John Sherritt & Bruce Wolff FILTH By Shannon Murdoch (Australia) Directed by Robin Bennett With Jane Watson & Sasha Gruetzmacher THREE'S A CROWD By C.J. Ehrlich (NY) Directed by Terre Chartrand With Kalene Tucker, Ian McKellar & Janice Lee
Playwright/Directors/Cast & Crew BIOS HERE Donations at the door will be given to The Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo The International Centre for Women Playwrights ~ playwrights who are members of ICWP
Thank you to The City of Kitchener for their on-going support and letting us create theatre in the Council Chambers.
Thank you to the Kaufman Arts Studio for letting us use their space!
See all – Playwright/Directors/Cast & Crew BIOS HERE She Speaks ‘11 She Speaks ‘10 She Speaks ‘09 She Speaks ‘08 She Speaks ‘07 FLUSH INK PRODUCTIONS PREVIOUS - PLAYWRIGHTS – DIRECTORS – ACTORS BIOS FLUSH INK
In 2007, our first event, we presented seven pieces in various stages of production - all written by women. Some were short plays; complete. This year, we have ten. Some, are pieces that will grow into a one-act, or a full length play, yet to be written. Others are scenes or fragments from full -length plays. All rough. All new. All not yet produced. We have a cast of generous actors, willing to get their teeth into something edgy, willing to push artistic boundaries. We challenged the playwright to stage their own reading when possible. The only thing we ask, is the scripts remain in hands._ Without the script, expectations become too high for this kind of event and people forget it is a reading with minimal rehearsal. After the first act, there will be a talkback session with the playwrights or directors. As of now, at least six of the ten playwrights will be in attendance, three coming from the US. The audience can ask questions and comment on the pieces. After the second act, all the playwrights or directors will take the stage for questions. Our audiences Are very enthusiastic. Other years, there have been some quintessential local theatre people in the audience, who have gone on to cast our actors in their productions. This will be our sixth event.