Pride Films and Plays' 2012 Women's Work Contest Announce Finalists

Seven writers have been selected as finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2012 Women's Work Contest, which is for works for the stage or screen and written by women with lesbian characters or themes. They are Lynne S. Brandon, Olivia Briggs, Trish Cole, Ilene A. Fischer, Carolyn Gage, Jenny Hagel, and Kari Morris. Their works include two full-length screenplays, two plays, one short screenplay, and two one-act plays. 

The performance schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, July 26, 7:15      Product Placement (screenplay) by Jenny Hagel
• Friday, July 27, 7:15          The Spindle (stage play) by Carolyn Gage
• Saturday, July 28, 4:15      Mad Cow (stage play) by Lynne S. Brandon
• Saturday, July 28, 7:15      Weekend Outing (screenplay) by Olivia Briggs
• Sunday, July 29, 2:15        Sunday Shorts, including:                       Jilted: A Love Story (screenplay) by Ilene A. Fischer, Into The Blue (stage play) by Kari Morris, and Thin Eggshell Syndrome (stage play) by Trish Cole

All tickets are $10, and may be purchased at 1 800 838 3006 orBrownpapertickets.com.

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