Women At Play(s) 7 is a festival of original short one-act plays written, directed, and performed by Canadian women-identifying playwrights, directors, and actors. This SEVENTH edition features SEVEN short plays for a dramatic, comedic, unexpected rollercoaster of a show. From Boomers to babies, from China to the Cheakumus, from literature to larceny, these plays take us on a journey through the lives of a truly diverse group of characters.

WOMEN AT PLAY(S) 7 plays Mar 28-30, Apr 2-6 at the ALUMNAE StudioTheatre.

Venue: ALUMNAE Studio Theatre (70 Berkeley Street)

Upstairs-No Elevator

Dates: Mar 28-30, Apr 2-9 7pm

Saturday and Sunday Matinees 2:30pm and 7pm

Tickets: Regular: $28 Students/Seniors/Art Workers: $22

www.ticketscene.ca or at the door (CASH ONLY)

Reservations: womenatplays2023@gmail.com

This evening will present works from Canadian women playwrights, directed by Canadian women directors, performed by Canadian women actors.

• Celebration of Strife by Brenda Somers, Director *Susan A. Lock with Julie Burris, *Erin MacKinnon, and Trina Moyan. Women with altitude. Three women struggle uphill to fulfil their deceased friend’s final wishes.

• Exit Here by Trina Davies, Director *Marni Walsh with *Kate Corbett, Autumn Davis, and Marianne McIsaac. Nicole wants to take her mom, Debbie, someplace nice to get her mind off of things. Debbie isn’t interested in Nicole’s idea of ‘nice’. Angie might just help them both find the thing that they are looking for. Exit Here is a field trip to a place they’ve never been together before.

• Going Avocado by Marian Buechert, Director Clara McBride with Robert Carey, Janice Lewis, Sophie Mercer, *Dawn Obokata, Leslie Rennie, Nancy Stewart, and *Tricia Williams. Five women find themselves in a holding cell after being arrested at a protest. They share the cell with a cynical stranger whose assertions force them to re-examine their moral assumptions.

 • Half the Sky by *Janet Lo, Director *Brenda Kamino, with Song. *Jen Fong,* Janet Lo, and Christina. When Saffy travelled halfway around the world, she did not expect to be locked down with a complete stranger in an apartment in China. With no end in sight, she begins to wonder if she will be left with more questions than answers.

• Hot Milk by Sherry MacDonald, Director Lee Bolton with Julie Vincent. A woman contemplates her unsatisfying marriage while preparing her husband’s customary hot beverage. It could be his final drink.

• Oh Me, Oh Maya by Alicia Plummer, Director Tonjha Richardson (Mentor Director: Hannah Yohannes), with Tkaia Green, *Linda Joyce Nourse and Kendelle Parks. A young woman named Maya who finds herself at a clinic worried that she might be pregnant. As she waits to see a doctor, an unexpected guest joins her in the waiting room. Maya attempts to play it cool, but her temperament gets the best of her.

• Toilet Paper for the Apocalypse by Margo MacDonald, Director Marianne Sawchuk (Mentor Director: Lee Bolton) with Izzy Eyravec, *Jajube Mandiela, Anna Moreale, and *Rebecca Singh. Four strangers join forces to commit an act of “Art as Protest” at their local library. Okay, so, maybe they didn’t quite think it through enough before they started? Wit and wisdom take centre stage in this funny and poignant play that reflects on gender, identity, and just whose protest is this anyway?!

STAGE MANAGEMENT by Lisa Sciannella

LIGHTING DESIGN by Amy Reuben

SOUND DESIGN by June Zinck

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR- Marianne Sawchuk

STEERING COMMITTEE: Lee Bolton and Trina Moyan

Producer’s Assistants: Bruno Verdoni and Francesca Verdoni

SOCIAL MEDIA: *Jen Fong

GRAPHIC DESIGN by Joanne Howard of Small Dog Design

Running Time 2 hours, 15 minutes including intermission.

WARNING: Language, Referrals to Death, Strobe lights will be used for a short time during one of the plays.

*Women At Play(s) is an approved festival under Canadian Actors’ Equity Association’s Festival Policy