Monday, October 11, 2010

"Mud Offerings" hits the road!

Mud Offerings
A young Chicana argues with the Vírgen de Guadalupe.

written and performed by Natalie Goodnow
directed by kt shorb
with additional direction by Dino Foxx

@ The DYSfunction, Austin, TX

When
: Tue, October 12, 7:30pm – 10:30pm

Where:
United States Art Authority, 2906 Fruth St. Austin, TX (map)

Description
: A two-hour smorgasbord fiesta safari of Austin independent theatre! An event geared to bring a bunch of Austin theatre groups into one room to show their stuff, and to help raise funds for Dystheatre's 2011 production of Sam Shepard's True West. The DYSfunction is a night like no other. Hosted by the inimitable singer/songwriter Southpaw Jones, a dozen theatre companies will each perform a scene related to familial dysfunction.

Doors open at 7:30.
Performances begin at 8pm.
$15 - $25 suggested donation

Featuring: Dystheatre, The Idle Maniacs, The Vestige Group, Loaded Gun Theory, The Austin Originals, Poison Apple Initiative, Gnap! Theater Projects, Sustainable Theatre Project, The Weird Sisters Women's Theater Collective, Shrewd Productions, and more!

There will be a raffle for prizes. You can win ice cream, Flipnotics gift cards, free cuts from Birds Barbershop, and Frontera Fest passes.

Tickets: http://www.dystheatre.com/tickets.html

@ Women at Work, New York, NY


When: Sat, October 30, 3pm – 5pm

Where: Stage Left Studios, 214 West 30th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY (map)

Description:
Cheryl King Productions presents The Women at Work Festival – works by and/or about women
October 2010 at Stage Left Studio, NYC
Cheryl King, Artistic Director

All net proceeds are donated to Friends of Niger, to send girls in Niger to school.

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/128343

@ El Mundo Zurdo, San Antonio, TX

When: Fri, November 5, 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Where: Gallista Gallery, 1913 S. Flores Street, San Antonio, TX (map)

Description: "El Mundo Zurdo: An International Conference on Anzaldúan Thought and Art and Performance" Noche de Cultura

The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa (SSGA) is pleased to announce the second
international conference on the work of Chicana feminist Gloria Anzaldúa. Held every 18 months, the SSGA conference is scheduled for November 4-6 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. The 2010 conference theme is Art and Performance. El Mundo Zurdo seeks to provide a place for scholars, students, and community to come together with the intention of engaging in the continued study of Anzaldúa's intellectual and spiritual work.

More: http://www.ssganzaldua.org/


This project is made possible by Teatro Vivo, the Center for Women and Their Work, the Alma de Mujer Artist in Residence Program, Adelina Anthony’s “Teatro Q,” and Sharon Bridgforth’s “Finding Voice.” It is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.

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