Estrogenius

Estrogenius is an annual celebration of women’s voices, now in its sixth season. Including theatre, solo shows, music, visual art, dance & much more, the festival is held in the fall each year. Manhattan TheatreSource takes submissions from around the world and is committed to providing opportunities to female artists – in a variety of disciplines – ranging from the emerging to the seasoned professional.

Week One ~ Short Plays
September 21 – 24, Wed-Fri @ 8pm ~ Sat @ 7 & 9:30pm Tickets $15

REARVIEW MIRROR
by Laura Schlachtmeyer, directed by Daryl Boling
starring Robin Goldsmith* Melanie Girton Hewett Christa Kimlicko-Jones*

A LEFT AT HAPPILY EVER AFTER
by Cathrine Goldstein, directed by Anna Guttormsgaard
starring Paula J Riley* Paulette Williams

FIX ME, PLEASE AND THANK YOU
by Catherine Zambri, directed by Alison Talis
starring Daryl Boling Angela Dee* Fiona Jones* Benjamin Thomas Jennifer Gordon Thomas

REUNION
by Daryl Boling, directed by Paula D’Alessandris
starring Jason Grossman Kathy Searle* Robin Goldsmith* Melanie Girton Hewett

CHALLENGED
by Fiona Jones, directed by Betsy Sanders
starring Adi Kurtchik Rosemarie Sciarrone

* actors appearing courtesy of AEA

stage manager Ben Sulzbach
set Alex Senchak sound Paul Mazza
lights K.B. Sanders

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Week Two ~ Short Plays
September 28 – October 1, Wed-Fri @ 8pm ~ Sat @ 7 & 9:30pm Tickets $15

BAGGAGE
By Michael Ramirez, directed by Johanna Gruenhut
starring Annie Dimartino Chantal Bushelle

LADIES OF THE LAKE
By Stuart D’Ver, directed by Synge Maher
starring Alicia Levy Elizabeth Elliot

THE WEDDING
By Lucia Del Vecchio, directed by Jocelyn Sawyer
starring Nicole Stefonek* Marca Leigh*

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
By Diana Fithian, directed by Miriam Eusebio
starring Lynda Berge Michael Burdick Lilly Poferl

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
By Peggy Dougherty, directed by Laura Henry
starring David Licht* Beth Benjamin

* actors appearing courtesy of AEA

stage manager Matt Quint
set Alex Senchak sound Paul Mazza
lights Aaron Meadows

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Week Three ~ Short Plays
October 5 – 8, Wed-Fri @ 8pm ~ Sat @ 7 & 9:30pm Tickets $15

BLOOD WHITE
By Brian Blake, Directed by Heidi Handelsman
starring Kellie E. McCants Stacey Raymond* Maiken Weisse

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
By Lissa Brennan, Directed by Joan Murray
starring Aida Lembo Jeff Lepine

REMIND ME AGAIN
By Sharyn Rothstein, Directed by Rachael Evans
starring Tammi Clayton* Theresa Rose Courtney Wagner*

REWIND
By Renee Fleming, Directed by Kelly Haydon
starring Sachi Grandoit Charles Moran

PURITY AND THE PRINCE
By Robin Rice Lichtig, Directed by Handan Ozbilgin
starring Katie Atcheson* Jude Dvorak* Garry N. Hannon

* actors appearing courtesy of AEA

stage manager Alexis Hadsall
set Alex Senchak
costume Ann Sandoval
sound Paul Mazza
lights Kevin Hardy

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Week Four ~ Short Plays
October 12 – 15, Wed-Fri @ 8pm ~ Sat @ 7 & 9:30pm Tickets $15

AWAKE
By Meryl Cohn, directed by Alexandra De Suze
starring
Kate Rushing*
Helene Galek*
Lisa Landino
Elaine Anderson*

HAUNTED
By Stephanie Zadravec, directed by Amber Estes
starring
Rebecca Simone Stein
Ridley Parson

OH HELL NO!
By Vanessa A. Spencer, directed by Esther Pan
starring
Pascal Beauboeuf
Nicole Rose Brandon
Nicole Lomax

LOVE, JOEL
By Jennifer J. Katz, directed by Maura Kelley
starring
Dyanne Court*
Joe Sevier

YOU LOOK REALLY HOT
By Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Davis Willliams
starring
Amy Lee Pearsall
Julie Marie Paparella*

ICE, ROCK AND DUST
By Kim Kolarich, directed by Kathleen O’Neill
starring
Roy Miller*
Wendy Pate Clifford

* actors appearing courtesy of AEA

stage manager Amber Estes
set Alex Senchak
costume Annie Simon
sound Paul Mazza
lights Stephen Arnold
week 4 producer Nancy Sirianni

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GIRLPOWER — TEEN VOICES from Younger Writers
Sat Sep 24 at 2pm ~ Tickets $10 GirlPower Original Music by: Don Switzer

Original Short Play — “Comical Chaos”
Written by: Sofia Kelley Johnson, Directed By: Cynthia Blackwell
With: Sofia Johnson… as Giselle, Madeleine Hamingson… as Bess,
And Veronica Brice…as Leslie.

Original Poem by: Holland Hamilton — “I”

Original Dance — “It’s Raining Men”
by: Claudia Zakrzewski

“GirlPower” — A Series of Original Teen Monologues:
Directed by: Atonia Pettiford
Original Music by: Don Switzer

Group One — RELATIONSHIPS:
Nykya Luce — “My Innocence”
Mikala Duke — “Unfinished Business”
Sindia DuVerge — “Love Hurts”
Jane Cantuna — “Cheating”

Group Two — FAMILY:
Ariel Miles –“Be There”
Mayra Zarate — “A Need of Protection”
LaToya Pearson — “More than the Ghetto”
Tatjana Wronski — “Parents Understanding and Communicating with Teens”

Group Three — SELF-ESTEEM
Melissa Miranda — “It’s Not Fair”
Leyandra Pagan — “See Me”
Caitlin LaPera — “Life in S.I.”
Tynia Smith — “Bratty Friend”
Atalya Slater — “Believe”

Group Four — LIFE
Edna Cade — “The War”
Yeimmy Fernandez — “Life”
Marlene Mosley — “If Only”

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Women in Motion
“Reflect-ed”
Saturday, October 8 at 2pm Tickets $10
with choreography by:
Lindsey Dietz Marchant
Natalie Burgess ~ Erin Reck
Lynn Nueman ~ Jonette Ford
Elise Knudsen ~ Jule Jo Ramirez
Sarah Stewart/Beth Wood
and Patrick Lacey

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sola voce
~ solo shows ~

Saturday, Oct 1 ~ $10 per hour
curated by Cheryl King

12:00pm
THE BRIDGE – written and performed by Holly Rizzuto “Based on interviews and conversations with locals in Staten Island and Brooklyn, this humorous performance bridges the gap between life before & after the construction of the Verrazano Bridge.”

1:00pm
SAMURAIZATION – written and performed by Pandora Scooter “One woman learns how to have her sushi and eat it, too. Rhythmic Ranter and Rhymescape”

DON’T BREAK YOUR EGG – written and performed by Christine Fall “A new comedy about keeping it together”

2:00pm
CHARACTER FORUM – written and performed by Katie Northlich “What is that other person thinking- and are they right?”

3:00pm
THE CREASE QUESTION – written and performed by Kira Onodera “A Hapa* girl finds her way through the special of the day.”

4:00pm
SIN – written and performed by Toni Silver “probes alarming parallels between early 1930’s Germany and George Bush’s America”

5:00pm
GREAT WHITE AMERICAN TEETH – written and performed by Fiona Walsh “A True Story about Ireland, America, Warren Beatty and Glitter!”

sola voce
~ solo shows ~

Saturday, Oct 15 ~ $10 per hour
curated by Cheryl King

12:00pm
CLASSICALLY TRAINED – written and performed by Hilary Chaplain

GREETINGS FROM HOLLYWOOD – written and performed by Cyndi Freeman “An hilarious expose on what it’s like to be the star of a sex – exploitation film”

SEX SLAVE AND THE BIBLE MAN – written and performed by Cheryl King “an adolescent Mexican girl is taken into sexual slavery and exploited by a self-proclaimed ‘man of God'”

1:00pm
FETE – written and performed by Raquel Cion
BOTOX/AGE GRATEFULLY – written and performed by Sara Hatfield

2:00pm
LIKE ANYONE ELSE – written and performed by Jessica Blank

3:00pm
RIGHTS OF MAN – written and performed by Aaron Petrovich “a chilling challenge to the male dominant forces that constrain us”
YOU CAME ABOUT MY SISTER – written and performed by Katy Ostrander I NEED A GUY WHO BLINKS – written and performed by Janine Squillari

4:00pm
PARENTAL GUIDANCE – written and performed by Susan Little “the power dynamics between men and women, and within the family, in this dark comedy about sex, passion, and growing past the need for blame”
LA MAGNANI – written and performed by Theresa Gambacorta “explores the life of Anna Magnani, one of Italy’s most celebrated actresses”

5:00pm
BETRAYAL – written and performed by Diane Herrera “When does a comment becomes the final straw? ”

BRIGHINA AND THE WORM – written and performed by Leslie Pasternack “the story of a young woman’s passionate relationship with a parasite”

Box Office Hours: 1 hour prior to curtain

Appropriate For All Ages