Our Voices - The 10th Annual Festival in Words & Pictures
Kelly DuMar
The "Daytime" Playwright Presenters: Vannessa Greenleaf, Fabiola Decius, Kelly DuMar, Mara Elissa Palma, Carole Frohlich, Linda Hanley Finigan, Anne Marilyn Lucas, Lynda Blair Vernalia, M. Lynda Robinson, Debbie Wiess, Sue Huggans, Wokie Kajota (also, not pictured here Cassie Seinuk & Mickey Coburn)
Our Voices X Participants Share their Appreciation for the 10th Annual Day-long Festival of Boston Area Women Playwrights in the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College,
Produced by Kelly DuMar
Sept. 17, 2016
Many thanks to Nora Hussey and Wellesley College for generous use of the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre and for many years making Our Voices possible
Playwrights from left: Fabiola Decius, Andrea Fleck Clardy, Phyllis Rittner and Cassie Seinuk
The Daytime Play Presentations & Discussion
The playwrights who presented work include: Vannessa Greenleaf, Fabiola Decius, Kelly DuMar, Mara Elissa Palma, Carole Frohlich, Linda Hanley Finigan, Anne Marilyn Lucas, Lynda Blair Vernalia, M. Lynda Robinson, Debbie Wiess, Sue Huggans, Wokie Kajota (also, not pictured here Cassie Seinuk & Mickey Coburn). We're grateful for the generous and talented actors who share their gifts with us.
The Evening of Staged Readings Played to a Full House
We were pleased to have a full house for the evening of staged readings by selected playwrights, including Lida McGirr, Phyllis Rittner, Hortense Gerardo, Kelly DuMar, Ann Marie Shea, Andrea Fleck Clardy, Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro, Griffen Hoyle & Deniz Khateri
This year's theme was "Theatre as a Medium of Social Change." Inspired by Diane Paulus and the A.R.T.'s practice of involving the audience by providing an "Act II" - consisting of facilitated discussions after the play performances, this year Kelly invited True Story Theater to facilitate audience sharing & "play back" spontaneous & heartfelt audience responses to the plays about social change, as pictured below.
All photos taken by Kelly DuMar 2016
For more information about the Our Voices or to be added to the mailing list and call for submissions, please contact kellydumar@kellydumar.com or call me at 508-647-0596. I look forward to seeing you all next year!