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Silk Dress Productions presents UNEXPECTED GODDESSES: The Women of Edward Albee, ONE NIGHT ONLY! That's a Monday night, so y'all come on out! The showcase is a fundraiser in anticipation of the final installment of The Albee Project, TINY ALICE, going up in January at the new Mid-City Theater.
In their acclaimed productions to date,THREE TALL WOMEN and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Silk Dress Productions has been devoted to highlighting the feminine divine, the goddess, in the work of a great writer often considered borderline misogynist due to his famously troubled relationship with his adoptive mother. Variations of his ...Read More
Silk Dress Productions presents UNEXPECTED GODDESSES: The Women of Edward Albee, ONE NIGHT ONLY! That's a Monday night, so y'all come on out! The showcase is a fundraiser in anticipation of the final installment of The Albee Project, TINY ALICE, going up in January at the new Mid-City Theater.
In their acclaimed productions to date,THREE TALL WOMEN and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Silk Dress Productions has been devoted to highlighting the feminine divine, the goddess, in the work of a great writer often considered borderline misogynist due to his famously troubled relationship with his adoptive mother. Variations of his mother appear time and again in his work. Culling dozens of Albee plays for powerful scenes and monologues,artistic director Jennifer Growden has assembled a one-of-a-kind evening of entertainment. Supplementing these selections with original material inspired by Albee's women, Unexpected Goddesses will take a unique look at a unique playwright.
A powerhouse team of actresses will present these pieces, making it sure to be an unforgettable evening of theatre. Scheduled to appear:
MARGEAUX FANNING
SHANNON FLAHERTY
MARY LEE GIBBONS JACOBS
JEANETTE JAFFE
STACIE LeJEUNE
CASEY McMURRAY
JANE McNULTY
RAPHAELLE O'NEIL
MARY PAULEY
VERONICA RUSSELL
AURA FEDORA SHANNON
DIANA E.H. SHORTES
KATHRYN TALBOT
CARMEN TORRES
Special appearances by Growden as well as Michael Martin ("George" from Virginia Woolf?). Silk Dress's frequent collaborator, Four Humours Theater, will offer a silent auction in the Café Istanbul gallery.
$20 general admission, $15 students and seniors. Call 504-931-8297 or email silkdressproductions@gmail.com for reservations.
SEE YOU THERE!
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