Nina Mehta Joins the Cast of THE FUTURE IS FEMALE FESTIVAL

Nina Mehta has joined the cast of the FUTURE IS FEMALE FESTIVAL, to be presented at Bernie Wohl Center, Wednesday, March 22, at 7pm. The popular actress has appeared in HBO's GIRLS, and Comedy Central's INSIDE Amy Schumer and is a permanent ensemble member of The Collective NY (JACKSON HEIGHTS 3AM).

Also joining the ensemble cast is Megan King (LUNA GALE/Austen Pendleton, dir).
The Festival will also feature the Art of Ka-Son, a Brooklyn artist, whose work has been presented by African Voices and Savae Inc, whose large canvas celebrations of Black Women's History will be hung on the Center's walls.

This Upper West Side outpost of THE FUTURE IS FEMALE FESTIVAL is being produced by The 29th Street Playwrights Collective and Goddard Riverside, who join theaters, playwrights, directors and actors throughout the US and Canada who have united during Women's History Month to present a national series of staged readings and productions of 10-minute plays written by women of all backgrounds on the subject "The Future is Female" and what that means to them.

The evening will consist of 9 short plays presented as staged readings with topics ranging from women pitchers in the Negro Leagues, to Giant Pandas, to teenagers on video games. The readings will be directed by Jessica Bauman (Wordplay Shakespeare), Anna Lathrop (The Muse Project), Cristina Lundy (The Rape of Lucrece/NY Shakespeare Exchange), and Suzanne Willett (Maria's Song/Dixon Place).

The previously announced ensemble cast includes Michelle Agresti, AnDrew Barrett, Cara Feuer, Kim Gambino, Bianca Leigh, Krystel Lucas, Mario Merone, Kyle Minshew, Pamela Monroe, Hannah Roze, Tracie Tolmaire, and Karen Wight.

Playwrights include Liz Duffy Adams, Melissa Bell, Eugenie Carabatsos, Cyn Cooper, Sharon E. Cooper, Gina Femia, Francesca Pazniokas, Robin Rice, and Julie Richardson. Production Coordinators are Emma Goldman-Sherman and Melissa Bell with Stage Management by Heather Bagnall.

Tickets are $15, 12 for seniors and student and available at Eventbrite.com.

Wednesday, March 22, 7pm. Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave btw 91&92 St.

A portion of the proceeds will go to support Goddard Riverside's Family Services and Programs.