Member Invitation & Free and Discounted Events for April

Networking Event, In Her Name, & Judith Barlow Prize Reading

Women in the Arts & Media Coalition & Women Make Movies Networking Event at Raymour & Flanigan in Astoria R.S.V.P. IN HER NAME - this weekend - April 15-17 - Coalition discount only $10 at the door (if there are seats available) with code COALITION  (including Friday night's opening celebration!) a weekend of historical women's stories in conjunction with 365 Women a Year Friday night April 15 ~ 7-9 Tales of Pirate Jenny (Shola Cole) Testimonials from Jenny O'Hara and other 13th Street Rep alumnae Essie Finkelstein (Leah Friedman) Out of the Closet (June Rachelson Ospa & Mark Barkan) Free Yessiree & Ship of Dreams (June Rachelson Ospa & Daniel Neiden) INTERMISSION Mel DeLancey's classic musical theater/contemporary storytelling Until the Flood (Dael Orlandersmith) Songs from Between Pretty Places (Shellen Lubin/play by Susan Merson) Saturday morning April 16 ~ 11-12:30 K.C. Reporting (Natalie Osborne), directed by Lizzy Bryce Letters from Lotfia (Laura Shamas), directed by Lucy Gram Pre-War (Jennifer O'Grady), directed by Lucy Gram Taro and Capa (D. Lee Miller), directed by Julian Thomas Arrest (Glenda Frank), directed by Marcina Zaccaria Refugees (Stephanie Satie), directed by Shellen Lubin Madame (Kendra Augustin), directed by Kristy Chambreli Saturday afternoon 2-4:30 Making Frankenstein (Natalie Osborne), directed by Kimberly Loren Eaton White Cotton (Shellen Lubin), directed by Kimberly Loren Eaton Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library (Jenny Lyn Bader), directed by Kimberly Loren Eaton Celia Buys a Dress (Yani Perez), directed by Joan Kane A Moment of Silence (Allie Costa), directed by Abigail Barr INTERMISSION Virginia Louise Conklin (Carolyn Mignini), directed by Susan Merson Undercover: The Mary Shanley Story (Rachel McPhee and Robert K. Benson), directed by Steve Kaliski Saturday evening 6:30-9 After the Thin Man (Shellen Lubin) directed by Eliza Foss Blood Sisters (Robin Rice), directed by Lori Kee Pillow of Tears (Lynda Crawford). directed by Shellen Lubin INTERMISSION Peola's Passing (Cynthia G. Robinson), directed by Melody Brooks Blood Ties (Michael Angel Johnson), directed by Mary Hodges In the Evening (Susan Merson), directed by Elizabeth Hess Sunday afternoon April 17 ~ 2-4:30 Morning Workshops Readings (Susan Merson, et al.) Mama Bett (Elsa Rael), directed by Shellen Lubin INTERMISSION Scrutable (Karen Rousso), directed by Katrin Hilbe Madame Red (T.D. Mitchell), directed by Nina Zoie Lam Expression of Regret (Christine Toy Johnson) , directed by Nina Zoie Lam THE 2016 JUDITH BARLOW PRIZE READING Hosted by award winning actor  and long time History Matter/Back to the Future champion Kathleen Chalfant - join History Matters/Back to the Future for a staged reading of the 2016 Judith Barlow Prize winning one-act play. Friday, April 29th at 7:00 PM WP Theater at the McGinn/Cazale (2162 Broadway at 76th Street, NYC 10024) HER OWN DEVICES  By Lindsay Adams Directed by Jade King Carroll Inspired by Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize winning Harvey, Her Own Devices shares the story of Madeleine, a young girl with a rare autoimmune disorder that forces her to spend her life in a lab, as doctors run endless tests. She copes with the help of her imaginary friend Robot, and ultimately must decide whether or not to leave the only home she's known. A wine and cheese reception will follow the play reading.  The reading is free and will be live streamed on Howlround.com/tv HISTORY MATTERS/BACK TO THE FUTURE promotes the study and production of women's plays of the past in colleges and universities and theatres throughout the country and encourage responses to those plays from contemporary women playwrights.  Reserve your ticket online: 2016barlowprize.eventbrite.com CONNECT TO US - SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER -  THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS - NEW INFO ALL THE TIME: