PROGRAMS — WOMEN'S WORK PROJECT

We are pleased to announce the premiere presentation of the new WOMEN'S WORK LAB

GIRL POWER!

Introducing seven short plays developed by members of the LAB since the first session on March 9th.

PROGRAM A - $15.00

• "EVER SEE A FAT CHINESE?" by Christine Toy Johnson
• THE WAITING ROOM by Kate Bell
• 9 STEPS FROM ST. ANNE'S STREET by Carolyn Núr Wistrand

PROGRAM B - $15.00

• DYKE PATROL by Andrea Lepcio
• GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Kim Merrill
• POWER GIRL SUPPORT GROUP by Michele Miller
• GIRL/POWER by Zetta Elliot

PROGRAM A & B - $25.00

• Buy Program A & B together and save!

SHOWTIMES:

• August 18th
  • Opening Reception: 6:00pm
  • Program A: 7:00pm
• August 19th
  • Program B: 12:00pm
  • Program A: 4:00pm
• August 20th
  • Program B: 7:00pm
• August 21st
  • Program B: 4:00pm
  • Program A: 8:00pm
• August 22nd
  • Program A & B: 4:00pm

ABOUT THE PLAYS

Dyke Patrol by Andrea Lepcio, Directed by Elysa Marden

Barbie and Kens recreate the gay liberation movement during that Neverland between Stonewall and AIDs, breast cancer, alcoholism, workaholism, and terrorism. Dyke Patrol celebrates the joy of discovering and being exactly who you are.

"Ever See a Fat Chinese?"  by Christine Toy Johnson, Directed by Elysa Marden

Lexy Lee has a sneaking suspicion she's "large for her breed". She'll do anything for a major-league makeover. Or will she?

The Girl in the Mirror by Kim Merrill, Directed by Melissa Maxwell

A woman reflects on her past while facing the future.

GIRL/POWER by Zetta Elliott, Directed by Elena Araoz

The oxymoronic nature of the term is exposed in this examination of the contrasting lives of two teenage girls who are in protective custody after being "rescued" from their exploitative relationships with older men.

9 Steps from St. Anne’s Street by Carolyn Núr Wistrand, Directed by Elena Araoz

1850. New Orleans. When her daughter disappears, the gifted mystic, Marie Laveaux, is forced to come to terms with her choice to embrace the path of a Voodooienne in the antebellum South.

Power Girls Support Group by Michele Miller, Directed by Melody Brooks

We all need a little help from our friends…especially when they include Joan of Arc, Queen Esther, Shirley Temple, and the Goddess Persephone, among others.  They’re here to lend their support.  But for whom?

The Waiting Room by Kate Bell, Directed by Melissa Maxwell

Choice and responsibility meet at closing time at a sliding-fee women's health clinic in Brooklyn, where fifteen-year-old Dulce Ramos needs help and the voices of the past can still be heard.

For more information contact New Perspectives Theatre Company at 212-630-9945; contact@newperspectivestheatre.org