From Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26, Westchester Collaborative Theater will present a collection of compelling plays and monologues written and performed by women when it presents the fifth iteration of its acclaimed annual showcase that launched in 2022, That’s (Not) All She Wrote V. Writers will read from their own work in a specially created Open-Mic setting at the It’s Never Too Latte coffee house as audiences gather around the space cabaret-style to take in the immersive experience.
Reprising their roles as director and executive producer, respectively, are WCT writer/actor/director Carol Mark and WCT writer/actor/ director/producer Lori Myers. Robin Hackett is debuting as vocalist/guitarist.
Allison Schneider is the stage manager and lighting operator, Kim Chandler is the sound operator.
Myers, a member of Honor Roll!, a grass-roots group of women+ playwrights over 40, and Dramatists Guild, says, ”According to recent reporting, women playwrights continue to have a more difficult time getting their work staged at some of the major theater venues. This is why productions such as That’s (Not) All She Wrote are so crucial. Audiences need to hear women’s unique perspective about the world we share.”
That’s (Not) All She Wrote V will be performed at WCT, 23 Water Street, Ossining, on Friday, July 24 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, July 25 at 2 and 7:30 pm; Sunday, July 26 at 3 pm. Talk-backs follow the matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $25 general admission; $20 for seniors/students/WCT Members. To purchase tickets:
https://wct-thatsnotallshewroteV.eventbrite.com
For additional information, visit wctheater.org
The plays and playwrights are:
The Place Between Here and There by Rofa Abayon (Katonah): Preston is packing up their work items after quitting when a bruised woman enters their workspace, altering their lives forever.
Born Child Free by Enid Breis:The buzz of a bitchy neighbor, the roar of public judgment. Share the laughter and tears as a woman struggles to silence the noise and speak her truth.
One Lump or Two? by Tina D’Amato: How complicated could it be to host a tea party? After all, life is like a pot of tea; it’s all in how you make it.
The Exit Interview by MC De la Cruz: Turns out the afterlife has HR. What begins as an awkward exit interview becomes a surprisingly funny and heartfelt search for what makes a life enough.
Almost Dyed by Joni Fritz: A quest for the perfect color sets off a chain of events that gets darker than any dye job should.
Mary and Martha in Paradise by Carol Mark: Two sisters vacationing together struggle to connect. Then things get biblical.
I Swim Therefore I Am by Gretchen Metzloff: One woman’s lifelong love affair with the water – and her refusal to ever get out of the pool.
Exorcising by Lori Myers: Two exercise-weary women perfect the art of standing still.
