Wow! What a show we had!
On March 8th, Project LaFemme celebrated International Women’s Day with our 3rd annual Womxn Get Loud show at Stages Theatre in Fullerton. You may have noticed that there was a slight name change this year, we chose to make this adjustment as the Project LaFemme community encompasses a wide variety of people and we are here to support art and stories of all kinds. In addition to the wonderful art, we collected over $500 in donations, all of it benefitting Laura’s House. For more information on this incredible non-profit organization, please visit their website at https://www.laurashouse.org.
This year, we had stand-up comedy, heartfelt monologues & poems, music, visual art, and even, gasp, men.
Shaman Isabella Stoloff kicked off the show with a beautiful blessing.
Nancy Johnson delivered a funny and powerful monologue about art and sex.
Jami McCoy performed a monologue entitled “Susan B. Anthony Day” written by Emily Brauer-Rogers
Robert Tully performing his original piece “Woke”
Amber Scott giving their perspective in their original monologue “Liminal Spaces”.
Rosa Lisbeth Navarette gave us an original song “Calloused” and an excerpt from her new play, “Chabuca, Susana, Mami and Me”.
Emily Schupp did a hilarious stand-up comedy set. A first for Project LaFemme!
Rev. Jason Cook with a powerful poem, “No Need”.
Andrea Freeman delivered a very personal piece with “Thank You”
Janette Valenzo delivered an original spoken word piece that brought the house down.
Jenna Wadsworth McCarty performed an excerpt from the the one woman play she is developing titled “Unveiled” directed by Craig Tyrl
And to finish the night off, Tina Burkhalter returned to the show, all the way from Louisiana with another poignant and funny monologue and selection of poems.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who performed and worked on the show (in particular Production Manager Jenelle Huck, and Board Operator Barney Evans) and a special shoutout to Patty and Amanda at Stages Theatre for their generosity in sharing their wonderful theatre space with us yet again and for all of their support!
All photos courtesy of Amy Lauren Gettys. Thank you for making us all look great!
See you all next year!!!