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Our Productions: Theater and Film
Our mission is to empower women's voices and experiences though the arts. We do this by producing theater and film that is devloped and led by women. Each of our projects, whether a play, film or podcast must have a team that is comprised of at least 75% women artists.
Currently in Development
Partial Program by Ali Zagame
We are developing Partial Program into our first full length film.
Partial Program written by Ali Zagame talks about Eating Disorders and the many people they effect. Following the first experience of entering an eating disorder recovery program Young Woman meets her support group and the professionals that are to help her.
Socks by Broghanne Jessamine
Socks is a film about love, colors, and sisterhood. Specifically that no matter what, no matter who you are, those who you call sisters will most definitely steal your socks! We look forward to exploring and developing this fun short film in 2021.
Unusual Women Season 2
In 2019 we produced our first season of Unusual Women. A podcast that highlights women throghout history and their, often overlooked and under taught, achomplishments.
Season 2 will be launching in 2021.
Past Theater Productions and Readings
Help Wanted by Agyeiwaa Asante
A young couple, Deana, a successful business owner, and Prince, a local university professor,hits a bump in their marriage. Desperate to find a compromise they enlist the help of a sexual surrogate, Sadira, a young academic just trying to make ends meet. As Deana battles her chronic pain and the lines between business and pleasure are blurred, can they find peace in this compromise?
Meet Me at Dawn by Zinnie Harris
The award winning story of two women (Robyn and Helen) who find themselves washed up on an unknown shore. They spend the day together- and very far apart. A play of love, loss and remembrance, we are proud to present this work in a virtual format.
Cast: Yasmin Harvey and Broghanne Jessamine
Directions by Charlotte Giles: Staged Reading
Time changes things. People come together and grow apart. Families expand. Life happens. Directions follows a family through three decades, their ups and downs, their joy and heartbreak.
Cast: Gaia Visnar, Sebastian Zeqharr, Sabrina Schlegel-Mejia, Broghanne Jessamine and Ari Veach
Director: Mikayla Olivia Orrson
The Right and Left Plays: Full Production
Written by Literary Director and Co-Founder Mikayla Olivia Orrson and directed by Rachael Murray, 'Polar' and '15 Minutes of Infamy' are two short one act plays that explore change and its affect.
'Polar' developed from previous staged reading, explores the relationship between two polar opposite women, who battle each other's personality, morality and sexuality against their genuine sisterly love for one another.
Cast: Broghanne Jessamine, Anastasia Marchelos and Mikayla Olivia Orrson.
'15 Minutes of Infamy' a one woman performance that captures the moments of limbo before a critical life decision.
Cast: Mikayla Olivia Orrson
Polar: Staged Reading
Written by Mikayla Olivia Orrson, 'Polar' explores the relationship of two polar opposite women, who battle each other's personality, morality, and sexuality against their genuine sisterly love for one another.
Cast: Broghanne Jessamine and Anastasia Marchelos
Director: Rachael Murray
Video and Film Productions
We Are Survivors
Created for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 2020)
We are Survivors seeks to remind Survivors of Sexual harrassment/assault/violence/abuse that they are not alone. That they will be believed and they will be heard.
A Series on Surviving
A Series on Surviving follows thoughts through poetry and film of the journey after a sexual assault.
We hosted a film screening and panel conversation that spoke about the stigma surrounding sexual assault/violence/abuse and what we can do to change that.