FEMFEST!!!!

All events at:

The Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film

400 Colony Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Reserve tickets at Sarasvati or call (204) 586-2236

Opening Cabaret at FemFest 2011: Staging Inspiration

Saturday, September 17 · 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hosted by Susan Tymofichuk, CTV 

Featuring: 

•Breathtaking - a performance piece by SG Lee

•Music by Hip Shakin’ Mama Shelley Lynne Hardinge

•Big Drive – a short animated film by Anita Lebeau

•Music by the Fufuchichi choir featuring Michelle Boulet, Sarah Constible and Liz Quesnel

•Prairie Caravan Tribal Bellydance

•Short films by Caroline Barrientos

•Visual art by Kelley-Jo Dorvault and Willy Carleton

•Plus teasers from FemFest shows Magpie, MonaRita and Travelling Light

Reception catered by La Trattoria Winnipeg, 271 Provencher Blvd. 

*****

africanada): a love story

September 17 · 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Written by Rose Condo

Directed by Daina Leitold

Featuring Robyn Pooley and Valentina Wilson

Using traditional forms of storytelling, dance, and drumming, this new script follows a young woman as she explores identity and nationality in lands both near to and far from her home.

Admission by donation.

*****

Bear and Blue's Adventures Through the Whispering Woods 

Written by Tyler White

Directed by Jan Skene

Featuring: Rebecca Gibson, Monique Marcker, Ryan Miller, Samantha Walters

An accident-prone chipmunk helps an anxiety ridden bear through a forest of fears in their quest for the honey pot.

Reading: September 17 at 3:00 pm

Admission by donation

Performance at the Children's Museum "Stories In September" 

on September 25 at 1:00 pm.

*****

MonaRita 

September 18 at 9:00 pm 

September 20 at 7:00 pm

Written by Shannon Bramer

Directed by Sherry White

Performed by Ruth Lawrence and Sara Tilley

Produced by White Rooster Theatre (St. John’s)

Soon after Mona becomes a mother she finds she has lost herself.  

Now one of the greatest friendships of her life is in danger of being lost as well.

Tickets: $10

*****

One Night Stand

September 19 · 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Directed by Cairn Moore

Readings of new works in development by Manitoba playwrights: Megan Andres, Ginny Collins, Talia Pura, Alissa Schacter, Kerri Twigg and Stefanie Wiens

Featuring: Murray Farnell, Amy Groening, Derek Leenhouts, Danielle Savage and Elizabeth Stephensen

Admission by donation.

*****

Under the Mango Tree 

“It’s about a daughter’s love and yearning for her father,” Dubois said of her play’s plot line. 

Come see this charming semi autobiographical one woman show, written by and starring Ms. Veenesh Dubois. 

CBC Winnipeg – “Theatre at its Best” – 5 Stars!

Winnipeg Free Press – “A rich semi-autobiographical drama” – 5 Stars! 

September 22 at 9:00 pm

September 23 at 9:00 pm

Tickets: $10

FemFest 2010: On the Edge

Starting on Saturday, September 25, at 2:00 p. m., FemFest 2010: On the Edge will be presenting plays at Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film, 400 Colony Street.  The plays will continue through to Saturday, October 2, at 11:00 p. m.

FemFest 2010 is a festival of one-act plays by women playwrights from across Canada, with an emphasis on emerging artists.

The festival will also feature 2 evening cabarets, an interative reading and q & a with local and national playwrights, in addition to 2 one-woman shorts.   

They are showcasing the following: 

From Toronto

dub-poet d'bi.young in she 

Tanya Pillay in All of Him 

From Calgary

Lindsay Burns in The Vajayjay Monologues 

Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell in RAUNCH: The Rise of the Female Chauvinist Pigs! 

In-House Productions include: 

Kayak by Jordan Hall from Toronto. 

Generation Nexxt, An evening of contemporary scenes for young women, coordinated by Winnipeg's Cairn Moore. 

No Offense... An interactive theatre piece, developed by Sarasvati Productions and Fringe Benefits Theatre. 

There will also be readings of new scripts in development:

Primrose Madayag Knazan's Breast Milk, Best Milk

Cairn Moore's Shiksa

FemFest was inaugurated in June 2003 and continues to receive an enthusiastic response from both the artists and the community.

Have a great day.  How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!