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LADIES FIRST ISSUE # 9, JULY 2016

LADIES FIRST is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.

PRODUCTIONS:

QUEEROISMS

Produced by Bex Ehrmann and Nikki R. Veit

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The 10-minute play festival will explore queer heroism — or Queeroism. Queer theatre often focuses on hardship: heartbreak, illness, shame, discrimination, and oppression. These difficult stories need to be told and they need to be heard. With this festival, however, we make it our mission to honor queer pride through stories of heroism, tenacity, strength, community, and individuality.

Featuring:

Almost Immortal by Rex McGregor, directed by Leah Cassella
Background Hero Seeks Same by Michael Trottier, directed by Nick Thornton
The Birthday Boy by Roy Proctor, directed by Lexi Saunders
Faking Glory by Allie Costa, directed by Georgette Verdin
Formerly Known As by Alyson Mead, directed by Jeri Frederickson
Nouns of Assemblage by Lauren Yee and Philip Dawkins, directed by Charlie Marie McGrath

Unconventional by Theresa Masters and Marc Pruter, directed by Conner Wilson

The festival will run July 8th and 9th at Collaboraction.

For more information:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-queeroism-play-festival#/

HEAD OVER HEELS by Susan Goodell

Produced by Rover Dramawerks

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HEELS OVER HEAD is a quirky comedy about two eloping honeymooners who fall in love on a bungee jump and determine to stay in romantic glow despite of all sensible evidence against it. Winner of Rover’s “Seconds” play contest.

Directed by Frances Seman.

Rover Dramawerks, Plano Texas.
Thursdays-Saturdays, July 21-Aug 13, 2016.

For tickets, click here: http://tinyurl.com/j5np2f4

COMING IN AUGUST:

ALICE IN BLACK AND WHITE by Robin Rice.

Running at 59E59 Theatre in New York City from August 3 to 14, produced by Looking for Lilith Theatre Company of Louisville, Kentucky.

ALICE is the story of Alice Austen, a woman who lived on Staten Island, NY, during Victorian times. She bucked conventional society, became the first female photo-journalist, and refused to get married in a time when that was not only frowned upon, it was financially very risky.

More information at: http://www.RobinRicePlaywright.com and www.http://lookingforlilith.org/

Tickets at: http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=258

To submit to the August issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s LADIES FIRST newsletter.

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Don’t Forget!

Launch for NOplays is happening THIS afternoon at Launch Trampoline Park in Hartford.

If we get 25 jumpers, NOplays will receive 25% of the profits.

All you have to do is let them know NOplays sent you when you arrive, and have fun.

Come support gender parity in theatre!

See you at Launch!

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Launch for NOplays

NOplays needs YOUR help to continue supporting  women in theatre and the arts! We’re hosting a fundraiser at Launch Trampoline Park in Hartford, CT, and we need YOU to come jump for us!

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The event is taking place Thursday night, June 30th, from 3:30 to 8pm. We need at least 25 jumpers to receive 25% of the proceeds. Just come to Launch Trampoline Park, bring a flyer for the event and/or say you’re with NOplays when you check in.

Launch Trampoline Park is at 91 Brainard Rd. Hartford, CT 06114

Let’s jump for gender equality!

Click here to see Launch’s website:

http://launchct.com/

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LADIES FIRST, ISSUE #8, June 2016

LADIES FIRST is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.

PRODUCTIONS:

Fringe Femmes

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LA FPI is a proud to again partner with the Hollywood Fringe, promoting women writers and awarding “FPI’s Most Wanted” status to the venues that supported them.

Los Angeles, California, through the month of June.

Tickets and schedule of plays here: http://lafpi.com/about/women-at-work-onstage/women-on-the-fringe/

Don’t Shoot the Messenger Pigeon by Allie Costa

Produced by Three Penny Theater in Sacramento, California as part of Resurrection Theatre’s Save Our Shorts play festival.

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger Pigeon is a dark comedy about what it takes to be a true professional. Directed by Aerin Morneau, featuring Mallory Brodeur as Brooke and Justin Kortuem as the Messenger.

Running June 9th- June 19th. Tickets available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2546799

Pit Stop; Amelia, Still; Sleepwalker; Back There by Allie Costa

Produced by Gi60 2016

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Pit Stop and Amelia, Still, will be performed June 9th through June 11th at the New Workshop Theatre in Brooklyn.

Sleepwalker and Back There will be performed Friday, June 10th at 8 PM at the Tantrum Theatre and Saturday, June 11th at 2 PM at the New Workshop Theatre.

For a complete schedule, click here: http://gi60.blogspot.com/2016/05/gi60-nextgen-play-selections.html

To submit to the July issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s LADIES FIRST newsletter.

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HERSTORY Closing Night

Thank you to everyone who came out and saw HERSTORY this weekend. We’re so grateful for your support! Because of you, NOplays is one step closer to creating gender equality on the stage and in the pages of our history books.

Theatre can’t exist without audience members to see it and a community to support it, so if you enjoyed the performances this weekend, go see some more theatre! There’s so much amazing work happening all over Connecticut, and you can make sure there will continue to be so for generations to come!

Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you at our next performance!

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The Inzalaco Family won our first doorprize, a $50 Gift Card to Cloud 9 Day Spa.

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The Culla Family won a poster signed by the cast.

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And we said good bye to three beautiful plays.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the project on a job well done.

 

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LADIES FIRST, ISSUE #7, May 2016

LADIES FIRST is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.

PRODUCTIONS:

Rover Dramawerks 365 Women a Year Festival.

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Plano, Texas May 5th through May 14th. http://www.roverdramawerks.com/

Femme Noir by Allie Costa.

Produced by Urban Legends, Urban Theatre Movement’s one-act festival.

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Running May 20th through May 28th at Studio/Stage in Los Angeles. Inspired by classic noir stories such as Double Indemnity, Femme Noir revolves around a female P.I. hired by a notorious playboy to solve a murder in 1944. Written and directed by Allie Costa. http://urbantheatremovement.com/

READINGS:

She Has Seen the Wolf by Allie Costa

Produced as one of six plays named Best of PlayGround-LA for the 2015-2016 season.

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The selected plays will have staged readings on Monday, May 9th at Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood and will be published in the Best of PlayGround Los Angeles 2016 anthology. In She Has Seen the Wolf, a modern-day Red Riding Hood asserts herself after receiving unwanted attention from a wolf.http://www.playground-la.org/bestof/

To submit to the June issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s LADIES FIRST newsletter.

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Your Last Chance!

It’s your last chance to see HERSTORY tonight at 8pm at the Silk Road Art Gallery!

We had an amazing first night!

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The Pfeiffer Family won our first doorprize, a $15 gift card to Rainbow Gardens Restaurant.

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Michael Gannon won a poster signed by the cast.

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Koffee? donated all of this delicious food!

And we had three beautiful performances.

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There’s still more to come! You can still see these three piece BUT ONLY tonight!

Food and drinks will be served again by Koffee?

And we have a $50 gift certificate to Cloud 9 Day Spa and a poster signed by the entire cast for the first two audience members to arrive.

We’ll see you tonight!

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HERSTORY Tonight!

HERSTORYS’ opening night is tonight!

Check out these photos from our tech, and don’t miss this incredible show at the Silk Road Art Gallery in New Haven, starting at 8pm. Food and hot drinks served by Koffee? Doorprizes for the first audience members to attend. $5 suggested donation.

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HERSTORY Cast!

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Announcing our amazing cast for this weekends’ performances!

Stella Baker as Madame and Elisa Albert as Anna in Allie Costa’s Little Swan.

Aleta Staton as Hannah and Yolanda Coggins as Tanya in J. Lois Diamond’s Mountain Dew.

Jaclyn Inzalaco as Mary,  Eric R. Pfeiffer as Percy, and Kaylee Osborne as Clara in Natalie Osborne’s Making Frankenstein.

Show starts at 8pm both Friday and Saturday night. Tickets available at the door with a $5 donation. Refreshments served by Koffee? Doorprizes, including gift cards to Rainbow Gardens and Cloud 9 Day Spa, will be given to the first audience members to arrive. Don’t miss this amazing event!