The Athena Cats New Works Festival presents Staged Readings of 10-Minute Plays Written and Directed by Women

The Athena Cats New Works Festival - The Athena Cats, a collective of Southern California female playwrights and directors, presents staged readings of new 10-minutes plays written and directed by women playwrights as part of SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day).

Saturday, April 8 at 1 p.m.:

♦ Visitation by Mildred Inez Lewis
Two foster sisters, Shavonne and Gina, struggle against obstacles to visit Shavonne's incarcerated boyfriend.

♦ Break Time by Desiree York
Three nurses hope to escape life and death under an invisible tree with just a pack of cigarettes.

♦ A Grave Situation by Sandra de Helen
A young mother visits the grave of her recently deceased husband with suicide on her mind.

♦ The Salmon Mousse by Elisa Manzini
Following their suicide-murder, a couple must deal with the woman in charge of the Pearly Gates.

♦ A Place Like This by Meagan Daine
Two college students take refuge in a Secret Garden following a tragic event on their campus.

♦ Sugar and Spice by Allie Costa
Adult siblings seek out the secret recipe for family in this heartwarming story.

 

Saturday April 8 at 3 p.m.:

♦ Eleventy-Hundred by Liz Kerin
An estranged husband and wife reunite at their son's funeral In the wake of a tragic school shooting.

♦ Muse Me by Katherine James
Where does artistic inspiration come from? Twin sisters -- one born living and one born dead -- have spent 60 years intertwined in creating art.

♦ The Pendlewood Witching by Jennifer Kenyon
Poppy Pendle wants to expand the family moonshine business, but younger sister Sass is wary of the danger of bootlegging during prohibition.

♦ Doctor's Appointment by Lauren Gorski
First-time parents are eager to learn the sex of their baby, but discover instead that their lives are about to get more complicated.

♦ Chasing Sangha by Marlan Warren
Recently divorced Barb offers to chaperone Sheila, whom she meets at a Buddhist ashram, on her quest into the wilderness.

City Garage Theatre
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Ave., Building T1
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(off Cloverfield Blvd., between Olympic Blvd. and 10 Freeway)

310-564-9410 or www.theathenacats.org
To RSVP, email rsvp@theathenacats.org

FREE (donation suggested)