13th Street Rep to Present IN HER NAME: A WEEKEND OF WOMEN'S STORIES

By: BWW News Desk Mar. 14, 2016

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Join Playwright & Producer Susan Merson for IN HER NAME: A WEEKEND OF WOMEN'S STORIES as part of "365 WOMEN A YEAR: A Playwriting Project," a festival of new plays at the 13th Street Repertory Theater (50 West 13th Street, NYC Friday night).

Friday, April 15: OPENING FUNDRAISING EVENT

7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: READINGS OF NEW WORK

11:00 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m 7:30 p.m. -- 10:00 p.m.

Sunday April 17:

10 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m.: Life Stories Workshop with Artistic Director Susan Merson

3:00 p.m.: CLOSING PANEL and readings from workshop material

Join us for a weekend celebration of women's voices in the theater including a Friday night event in honor or the 100th year of Founding Artistic Director Edith O'Hara of the 13th Street Repertory featuring Ms. Merson, Dael Orlandersmith, Leah Friedman, Shola, Shellen Lubin, and special guests.

Tickets: $50 (all three days); $25 (per day); $15 at the door (per program). Donations welcome.

Produced by New York Theatre Intensives and 365 Women a Year: A Playwriting Project in association with NOplays, a New England-based theatre organization whose mission is to support and produce works from underrepresented voices in the American Stage, with a special interest in emerging female writers.