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Colman Domingo, Leslie Jordan, BD Wong Set for 2012 All For One Theater Festival

Leslie Jordan
Leslie Jordan

Selections have been announced for the 2012 All For One Theater Festival, to run September 14-30 at the Cherry Lane Theatre.


The festival’s highlight will be public presentations of 10 solo shows, performed by their authors: Jennifer S. Jones’ Appearance of Life, directed by Jessica Lefkow; Joanna Rush’s Asking for It, directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett; Aizzah Fatima’s Dirty Paki Lingerie, directed by Eliza Gould; Leslie Jordan’s Fruit Fly, directed by David Galligan; Carlo D’Amore’s No Parole, directed by Colman Domingo; Elizabeth Van Meter’s The Purpose Project: Thao’s Library; Cindy Cheung’s Speak Up Connie, directed by BD Wong; Alice Eve Cohen’s What I Thought I Knew, directed by Elizabeth Magrid; Debra Barsha’s A Womb With a View, directed by Frank Ventura; and Mary Lou Shriber’s You Want Me to Do What?, directed by Joe Ricci.


The festival will also include talkbacks, workshops, panel discussions, mentoring program for high school students, and a special salon featuring excerpts of new works.


Additional participants will include Gretchen Cryer, Matt Hoverman, Deb Margolin, and Nilaja Sun.


For tickets and information, visit www.afofest.org.