Please Join LAWTF's 23rd Annual Festival Alumni Reception On Easter Day!

The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival is pleased to announce we will host our Annual Alumni Reception on EasterSunday, March 24, 2016 during our 23rd Annual Festival that runs March 24-27, 2017.

 

We invite all who have been a part of us over the last 23 years to join us on Easter Day directly following our 3:00 pm matinee. That includes our past and present Board members, Advisory Board members, grantors, donors, performers, technicians, Marketing and PR team, advertisers, volunteers, and, in a word, EVERYBODY!

 

We will offer discounted tickets to those of you who plan to attend our "Striving For Balance" closing program hosted by Ingrid Graham (dancer/choreographer of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy - AMDA) and Sky Palkowitz (DelusionalDiva Productions and play "America: Don't Hang Up!")

 

Our exciting performer line-up includes Sharon Abreu from Washington (The Climate Monologues) Debra DeLiso (Beautiful, Terrifying Love) and Rhonda Khan (Food) of New York.

 

Food and  beverage will be provided.

 

Please RSVP by March 1, 2016 at

lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com or (818) 760-0408.

 

We look forward to see you there!

--Mary Lansing, Social Media Coordinator

 

Advertise with LAWTF!

Greetings, friends! As we move forward (and closer!) to our annual festival happening from March 24th to March 27th, we are beginning to gather and prep for our program. What does this mean to you? If you own a business or offer a service, The LAWTF program is a great opportunity to get your name out there to hundreds of our attendees!

Here is a glimpse at what we have to offer you:

• A full page (8 x 5) ad, $400
• A half page ad (4 x 5), $225
• A Quarter page ad (2 x 2 1/2), $125

 As you can see, we truly have a size for any budget. Contact us today at 818-760-0408 to learn more. Dedaline is March 1st!


*The fine print: Prefer velox. Prefer 85 line screen. Black and White photos only. Color processes or bleeds not available.  Artwork returned upon request and receipt of pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope.  No charge for normal composition and make-ready, if camera-ready ad is supplied.  Special alterations, layout, and copy writing at additional cost ($25 Minimum).
Publication trim size:  8-1/2 x 5-1/2

--Mary, Social Media Coordinator

LAWTF ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR FESTIVAL 2016

Greetings, friends! Exciting news: LAWTF is delighted to announce that we will again return to the Electric Lodge located at 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 23^rd Annual Festival March 24-27, 2016. for our This will mark our 6^th year as loyal community partners.

Our exciting line up for our 2016 "Telling Our Truths" theme include:

Thursday, March 24 at 8:00 pm
"A TOAST TO GREATNESS"

Hosted by: Starletta DuPois (The Notebook)

and Shabaka Henley (Black-ish)

  

                                                                     Starletta DuPois             

 Shabaka Henley 

Raissa Simpson, Study on a Butterfly. This dance piece showcases points of transformation a midst limitations of movement. From sources of her struggle with degenerative joint disease, Raisssa Simpson draws on her experience to develop metamorphic movement.

Eloise Laws. A member of a distinguished jazz family, award-winning international vocalist Eloise Laws will celebrate women through song.

Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m.

"Fathers and Daughters" 

Hosted by: Joyce Guy (How to Get Away With Murder)

 and Lula Washington (Lula Washington Dance Company)  

Alina Cenal in Words From a Cuban Father. Alina's strong presence of her father guides her through a world of mambo, revolution, Fidel, hotdogs, Miami, the circus, and Hollywood, as she is yanked from her native Cuba as a child to explore a new life that challenges her roots. 

Vicki Dello Joio in What's Wrong With a Mouse? Coming from Oakland, Vicki chronicles her journey of healing a rift with her father during his last days. He had disowned her for being queer 20 years earlier.

Ciera Payton in Michael's Daughter. One woman's paper trail relationship with her incarcerated father.

Saturday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m.

"Culturally Speaking"

Hosted by: Iona Morris (The Soul Man)    

and Adleane Hunter (Director/Producer)

Andreea Kindryd in "The Hair War." Shirley Temple curls to dreadlocs, 50 years of battling mental shackles, and driving my mother crazy is the focus of this storytelling piece that comes to us from Australia.

Dina Morrone in The Italian in Me. Dina shares her Italian/Canadian family upbringing, as well as her roller coaster ride to her ancestral Italy.

Vivian Nesbitt in The Bark and the Tree, Set in Ireland and coming here from New Mexico, this personal story of connection and transformation bends time and space to discover the true legacy of Vivian's legendary ancestor, the poet Eva of the Nation.

Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. 

"Identity Revealed"

Hosted by: Rosie Lee Hooks (Sweet Honey in the Rock)

and Eloise Laws (Can't Let Myself, Hurt Myself)

 

Aurora Lagattuta in Inside the Whale. This multi-media piece of dance, poetry, song and video projections from San Diego explores a fantastical journey of a woman swallowed by a whale, learning how to live in her own skin.

Amy Milano in Dancing With Crazies. This is one woman's search for a place to call home after being uprooted from place to place as a child.

Cheray O'Neal in Journey This. This piece follows one's path from despair to healing. After the death of her last living relative, Journey is left with a choice- suffer or forgive.

Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 p.m.

"Striving for Balance"

Hosted by:  Ingrid Graham (Dancer/Choreographer/Producer)
  and Sky Palkowitz (Calling America: Don't Hang Up!) 

Sharon Abreu in The Climate Monologues. Through interviews across the country and with original songs, this piece from Washington brings to life the voices of those who speak on climate change and energy and how it has personally affected them.

Debra DeLiso in Beautiful, Terrifying Love. A personal, poetic whirlwind of Debra DeLiso's dangerously true stories that she comically navigates from a nightmarish childhood, Hollywood horror film career, and a traumatic motherhood with her beautiful, talented and bi-polar daughter.

Rhonda Khan in Food. A rhythmic tale from New York of one woman's addiction to food a midst societal pressures to be thin. Family, therapists, healers and gurus weigh in and diagnose her as she spits her truth about weight loss, gain, and healing.

  

               Ciera Payton                   Vicki Dello Joio                    Aurora Lagattuta                         
                                                      

     
For performer and co-host line-up or for ticket purchases, please visit us at www.lawtf.org.

See you there!
Mary Lansing, Social Media Coordinator

The Federal Bar Joins Wine Down Wednesday!

Greetings, friends! After an extremely successful January Wine Down Wednesday at LAWTF favorite, The Oyster House, get ready for our debut at The Federal Bar for February!
Love will be in the air as we celebrate the Valentine's day month at this historic North Hollywood restaurant. If you have yet to experience The Federal Bar and Restaurant, you are really in for a treat.

At The Federal, dining is beyond the usual fare of traditional taverns offering gourmet & diverse food at reasonable prices. They have a vast selection of micro beers and some of the finest bourbons & scotches made today, as well as the reason we're going, an eclectic wine list!

                                                    (Check out that grub at The Federal!)

With one of the staples of our 'Wine Down's' being the raffle prizes, you will want to get extra this month as we have gifts from such other notable favorite eateries like Yogurtland and Ruby's Diner. What a great time it is to take a stroll on the pier, then go to your favorite Ruby's, no? You may just be our lucky winner of the $50 gift card we will be raffling to enjoy their burgers and shakes.

So, don't waste any time! Email us at lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com to RSVP and we will see you February 17th at 6pm at The Federal Bar, just around the corner from us in North Hollywood!

--Mary Lansing, Social Media Coordinator 

Come 'Wine Down' with Us Tomorrow Night!

Greetings, friends! We hope to see you tomorrow evening, Wednesday, January 20th, when we will have an encore evening at the always awesome, Oyster House, in Studio City. The Oyster House has been an LA favorite over 40 years and have been the recipients of numerous awards and mentions ("One of San Fernando Valley's Best Bars", thrillst.com). And, if its anything like our November soiree there, you're in for a real treat when we return.

The event is free, and complimentary appetizers will be provided!


One of the best parts of the night is our raffle prizes. This month, we're thrilled to welcome Red Brick Pizza as one of our doners. We'll have a $25 gift card to use at their delicious pizza parlors, as well as a gorgeous bottle of Prosecco courtesy of San Antonio Winery in Downtown Los Angeles, as well as other surprises!

You will also get to see some wonderful performances from some of our artists. A perfect glimpse since the festival is right around the corner!

Go ahead and drop us an email at lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com to RSVP for The Oyster House tomorrow night. We will see you then!

(*Bar and dinner at own cost.)

                                                                                            --Mary Lansing, Social Media Coordinator.

Wine Down Wednesday is Next Week!

Greetings, friends! We hope your 2016 is off to a fabulous start. We here at LAWTF are keeping very (very!) busy as we prepare for our annual festival, beginning on March 24th and continuing til March 27th at The Electric Lodge in Venice Beach.

So, granted, with the hustle and bustle, we definitely need a night to 'wind down' and preferably with a glass or 2 of wine! Thus, we're very excited we are about a week away til our monthly Wine Down Wednesday, happening January 20th at The Oyster House in Studio City.

We will have complimentary appetizers, performances from our artists, great WINE and FOOD and, of course, our raffle prizes! This month suddenly has gotten a 'Food and Wine' theme as we once again have sparkling wine from San Antonio Winery (above), as well as a $25 gift card for Red Brick pizza. Yum!

Do drop us an email at lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com to RSVP and we hope to see you next Wednesday!

                                                                                                 --Mary Lansing, Social Media Coordinator 

RSVP for Wine Down Wednesday on January 20th at The Oyster House!

Whether you are still celebrating our New Year, releasing 2015, or just simply want to socialize with LAWTF's supporters, network and have fun, look no further than this month's Wine Down Wednesday. Our first one of 2016, we are thrilled to once again be returning to our November location, The Oyster House.

We'll be making our way to the Studio City favorite on Wednesday, January 20th, The Oyster House has been an LA favorite for over 40 years and have been the recipients of numerous awards and mentions ("One of San Fernando Valley's Best Bars", thrillst.com) and, if its anything like our November soiree there, you're in for a real treat when we return.

We will have our usual mix of mingling, great raffle prizes and the opportunity experience some of our talented artists perform excerpts  from their solo work. It is sure to be an awesome evening of inspiration, food and WINE!

Drop us an email at lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com to RSVP by January 13th for The Oyster House on January 20th.