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Women’s Creative Voices are Amplified During Voices of Women Theatre Festival at Powerstories Nine women playwrights bring eight diverse subjects to the second annual festival. In a society dominated by male creation, where statistics show men write 80% of produced plays, Fran Powers and Powerstories Theatre’s goal is to amplify women’s voices and showcase works written by women. Powerstories celebrates nine novice to accomplished female playwrights in the return of the hybrid online and live Voices of Women Theatre Festival in July. The festival was first conceived to connect with its community during the continued pandemic in See “Powerstories” on page 12
Investing in volatile markets regardless of market volatility. Navigating through rocky markets While every investor is different, peri- can be tough, but following practiced ods of volatility can be a wake-up call to investing principles might help you make sure your portfolio is adequately stay the course. diversified based on your goals and risk tolerance. Investors who are focused on INSIDE THIS ISSUE: long-term goals shouldn’t let short-term From the Editor...................................5 movement sway their decisions, while investors who are nearing or in retireCharles Schwab (cont).........................8 ment may need to add defensive assets, Powerstories (cont)............................12 such as cash or U.S. Treasury securities, for stability. It’s important to stay true to your financial plan and make decisions based on your goals and timetable,
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1. Diversify your portfolio Portfolios that are highly concentrated in just a few securities can be very risky. Having money spread across different asset classes (or types of investments such as stocks, bonds and cash equivalents) is important because each can respond to the market differently. It’s not always the case, but when one is up, the other can be down. Deciding on the right mix may help cushion the blow during volatile markets. Here are a few quick questions to ask yourself:
to be honest about how much risk you’re willing to take with your money. Determining your risk tolerance informs how you should diversify your investment portfolio between stocks, bonds and cash equivalents. Higher potential rewards generally come from higher risks. Start with some simple questions:
• Does your portfolio’s success depend too heavily on the performance of any single investment? • Are your holdings especially concentrated on a single industry, sector or country? • Are you less diversified than you think because different funds in your portfolio hold many of the same securities?
3. Take the long view In times of dramatic market volatility, each fluctuation may seem disastrous. However, emotional reactions to short-term market conditions can potentially put you at risk for further financial loss. Markets typically go up and down, and even bear markets historically have been relatively short. According to the Schwab Center for Financial Research, the longest bear market was a little less than three years (915 days), and it was fol-
2. Determine your risk profile Investing involves taking risks, and you have
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• Do you need your portfolio to generate income now or in the near future? • Can you tolerate fluctuations in the value of your investments, financially and emotionally?
lowed by a nearly five-year bull run. Timing the market’s ups and downs is nearly impossible – instead, consider focusing on staying diversified, know your risk tolerance and stick to your plan during tough times. For long-term investors, which are most of us, the strategy should be time in the market rather than timing the market. So, remember to use periods of market volatility to make review your investment for diversification and take your risk tolerance into account. And if you don’t have a financial plan, now is a good time to create one. Cody Kimble is a Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab with over four years of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals. Some content provided here has been compiled from previously published articles
authored by various parties at Schwab. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Diversification strategies do not ensure a profit and do not protect against losses in declining markets. The information here is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation or personalized investment advice. The type of securities and investment strategies mentioned may not be suitable for everyone. Each investor needs to review an investment strategy for his or her own particular situation before making any investment decision. ©2022 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). All rights reserved. Member SIPC. (0622-2LRX)
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and playwright via live stream.
2021. It was so well-received globally that it became part of the theatre’s regular season in 2022. In the last quarter of 2021, the festival committee read through hundreds of plays submitted from throughout the U.S. and Canada to determine the second annual festival lineup. After a stringent evaluation process, several plays were chosen, and the committee members championed the productions they felt best met the theatre’s mission of opening hearts and minds. In the end, eight diverse plays from nine playwrights of all ages and experience levels were selected. The 2022 Voices of Women Theatre Festival features
Featured plays are:
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are being attacked, these stories need to be heard. It’s two plays live in the theatre an honor to showcase these and live-streamed worldwide talented women who are and six 48-hour view-on-dedriven to bring awareness and mand productions. joy through their words.” Though the Voices of One of the unique parts Women Theatre Festival ofof the festival is the real-time ficially opens on Tuesday, July interaction with the play19, and runs through Sunday, wrights from across the UnitJuly 24, patrons can begin ed States. On the website, watching the first view-onguests can submit questions demand production at 9 pm to the playwrights, which will on Sunday. Each pre-recorded be answered live during the play can be enjoyed for 48 playwright and cast interview hours before a live Zoom each evening on Zoom. Painterview with the playwright, trons can share their thoughts cast, and crew at 9 pm EST on the view-on-demand each night. production they watched and “The Voices of Women get feedback from the playTheatre Festival is filled with wright, cast, and crew about exhilarating plays that give their experiences. After the examples of clear vision and live theatre performances, transformation,” said Fran. “In the audience will be engaged these times when our rights with the show actors, director,
Tuesday, July 19 The Gentry of Essex by Blaire Baron (California) View on Demand beginning July 17 at 9 pm EST Wednesday. July 20 Catherine by Addison Vaughn (Florida) View on Demand beginning July 18 at 9 pm EST Thursday. July 21 Remembering Morgan by Annie Brown (Oklahoma) AND Not Worthy Enough to Wipe Your Ass by Susan Jackson and Diana Brown (California) View on Demand beginning July 19 at 9 pm EST Friday. July 22 Legal Gringa by An-
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step towards gender equity gela Page (California) Live in Theatre /Live-Streamed at in the arts but necessary to make sure we are heard loud 8 pm EST Saturday. and clear,” said MahmoudHowell. July 23 my body. my voice “It is up to us women to by Deborah Bostock-Kelley continue to amplify the voices (Florida) Live in Theatre / of womyn. It just seems more Live-Streamed at 3 pm EST important than ever that AND A Good American by Denise David Williams (Cali- women stay involved in their community, the community fornia) View on Demand beginning Thursday, July 21 of the United States, and the community of the world. That at 9 pm EST. can only be done if our voices Sunday, July 24 Reclaiming are heard, and we push our Grounds by Beth Mahmoud- voices out there,” added Jackson. Howell (Washington) View “The divine feminine on Demand beginning Friwants to be heard right now, day, July 22 at 9 pm EST wanting to balance out all the Along with Powers, the male, heavy rational energy. participating playwrights The nurturing, the intuitive, unanimously feel that it is and the wisdom of the femiessential for women to raise their voices and tell their sto- nine need a voice right now, and we’re the ones that have ries this year more than any that voice. I think it is essenother time in history. tial for the world that women Beth Mahmoud-Howell, have a voice right now,” said Susan Jackson, Denise DaDavid Williams. vis Williams, and Addison Vaughn said, “In today’s Vaughn are among the seven society where we are starting playwrights submitting preto see where the marginalized recorded productions. groups are, we are starting to “In light of the current commodify them, so you see attack on women’s lives and these big blockbusters that bodies, a festival amplifying use ‘girl boss’ power in an alwomen’s voices is not only a
most toxic way. A festival like this that tells feminine stories that reach a wide audience is vital in portraying women in a true light.” Playwrights Page and Bostock-Kelley will be telling their stories live from the Powerstories stage. “I think (this festival) is critical. We have a unique perspective, and there have been so many centuries where we’ve been silenced or, at least, not paid attention to. The time has been overdue to hear women’s voices of all ages and backgrounds,” said playwright Page. Bostock-Kelley added, “After everything our mothers and grandmothers fought for, it is unbelievable to think that
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the attack on women is happening in 2022. Our voice is our power. While SCOTUS is trying to send us back to the dark ages, a festival like this shines a light on women and helps magnify our voices.” The second annual Voices of Women is a hybrid online and in-theatre festival at Powerstories Theatre, 2105 West Kennedy Boulevard. The festival opens on July 19 and runs through July 24. Patrons can view pre-recorded productions starting at 9 pm EST on July 17. Tickets are $15 and are available at powerstories.com/2022voices-of-women-theatrefestival.
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