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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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