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Women's Work 2010
Tennessee Women's Theater Project returns to the Looby Theater on Friday May 7, with its fourth annual Women's Work showcase of performing and visual arts created by women. Running through Sunday May 23, the festival cuts across typical borders of style, medium and genre. Women's Work offers 10 completely different programs: poetry and essays; one-woman shows; staged readings of new plays; dance, and even a clown performance combining the Pochinko and Commedia dell' Arte Bouffon styles.
Scheduled to Perform
May 7, 7:30 pm Party of One, by Noel Williams, acclaimed clown artist, awarded Best Clown Show at the 2007 San Francisco Fringe Festival
May 8, 7:30 pm Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, by E. Patricia Leonard
May 9, 5:30 pm Fourth Annual Mother's Day Poetry Show featuring Amy E. Hall, Raziya, Stormie Steele, Lisa Dordal, Shaunda Bradley, Leitha Carter, Lindsay Lee Hall and Jan Bossing. FREE ROSE TO EVERY MOTHER!
May 13, 7:30 pm Women Belt It Out Night: Appearances by some CABLE songbirds plus Julie Schwarz, Mary Corby, Carol Ann Jones and Tracy Rode with the best darned band in West Nashville doing a set of rock n' roll by female songwriters
May 14, 7:30 pm Dance, featuring Nashville Chinese Cultural Club, Labyrinthe Belly Dance Company, Blue Moves Modern Dance Company, Kelly Grider, Kate Clarke, Debbie Belue, Merry Banzhoff and Megan Harrold
May 15, 7:30 pm Plays and staged readings: Bug Rescuing, by Judy Klass; Whose Number Is It Anyway?, by Emily Steele; A Change of Taste, by Valri Bromfield, The Unfaithful Wife, by Robyn Brooks
May 16, 5:30 pm Singer-songwriters: Peggy Hustad, Jessica Newport, Paige Bainbridge, Janice Gilbert, Shantel Adams, Roxie Randle, Katy Kinard, and Carrie Moeller
May 21, 7:30 pm Staged readings: Invalid Code and The Dangers of Smoking by Christine Mather; Sex With Your Ex, by Judy Klass and An Optimistic Woman, by Ramona Richards
May 22, 7:30 pm Coming in Hot, performed by writer-actor Jeanmarie Simpson alongside renowned composer-musician Vicki Brown. Based on the book Powder: Writings by Women in the Ranks from Vietnam to Iraq, the play is co-adapted and directed by Lisa Bowden
May 23, 5:30 pm Ginger Sands Back to the Garden CD release event. Inspired by the sustainable food movement, Ginger Sands has created a collection of island-inflected folk and folk rock music. Ginger will present the album in concert with a full band, interspersing the set with segues involving dance, sketch comedy and some special surprises.
On display: artwork by Alicia Booker, Sara Figal, Wendy Kusmaul-Keeling and Beverly Threadgill-Robey
Programs subject to change. Please check the web site
www.twtp.org for the most up-to-date schedule of appearances
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LocationLooby Theater
2301 Rosa L Parks
Nashville, TN 37228
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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