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Fighting for the Forgotten Majority, Perishable gives voice to
three groundbreaking women writers.

Announcing (drum roll) the winners of the

15th International Women’s Playwriting Festival!

This year’s winners are:

*Kit Idaszak from Chicago, IL for “Golden Lasso”

Kit Idaszak is a Chicago-based freelance playwright and theatre
artist. Her work has been seen at Collaboraction Theatre
Company, Theatre Seven, Chicago Dramatists, Rasaka Theatre
Company and Dramatis Personae Theatre Company. Most
recently she spent the summer at Williamstown Theatre Festival
where she dramaturged The Last Goodbye, Six Degrees of
Separation and It's Jewdy's Show, among others.

*Laura Jacqmin from Chicago, IL for “This Is How “

Laura Jacqmin was the winner of the 2008 Wasserstein Prize, a
$25,000 award to recognize an emerging female playwright. Her
play SKI DUBAI was produced in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s
5th Annual First Look Repertory of New Work. LOOK, WE ARE
BREATHING was work shopped at the 2010 Sundance Institute
Theatre Lab on Governors Island, dir. Mark Brokaw. JANUARY
JOINER was work shopped at P73’s summer Yale residency, dir.
May Adrales. Other plays include FOLK SONG, DENTAL SOCIETY
MIDWINTER MEETING (to premiere in association with Chicago
Dramatists (this July), and DO-GOODER (nominated for the 2011
Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project). She lives in Chicago where
she is currently working on commissions from the Goodman
Theatre, InterAct Theatre and Ensemble Studio Theatre.

* Mary F. Unser from L.A. for “Swingin’ with Petula”

Mary’s most recent work includes: readings of one-acts Between
Siddartha and the Angel (with Edie McClurg), The Last Living
Brother and Coffee Incident #2 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre-
LA’s Winterfest; a rousing workshop of Swingin’ with Petula in Los
Angeles courtesy of EST-LA; an advanced reading of The Only
Gift (full length) at The Blank (LA). The Ecdysiasts (screenplay)
advanced to the semi-finals in the 2009 Nicholl Fellowship
Contest.Unser holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie
Mellon, majored in Biology as an undergrad, was valedictorian of
her bartending class and very recently was surprised (along with
her partner) with a brand new baby boy.

In 1992, Perishable Theatre founded an international playwriting
competition with the sole mission of offering emerging female
writers a chance to collaborate with the many artists and
technicians needed to see their work come to fruition. Each
year, three winning one-act plays are judged against hundreds
of entries received from around the globe. This year, the 2010
competition received a record 256 play submissions from women
playwrights across the US and internationally.

All three groundbreaking playwrights will have their new works
produced and fully staged at Perishable Theatre. The Festival
format offers audiences a unique opportunity to view the world
premieres of three one-act plays in a single evening.

Festival will be October 1-23
“Stay tuned” for further exciting details about the festival

Perishable Theater
Promoting women playwrights since 1995

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CONTACT:  for press release inquiries only, Phil Goldman at (401) 781-0601 or pgoldman61@gmail.com 

Late-night programming at Perishable Theatre:

LIVE BAIT: TRUE STORIES FROM REAL PEOPLE

Friday, September 3rd at 10pm. All seats $5

At Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Providence, RI 02903 

We all play games: board games, mind games, role-playing games. Our lives are consumed with games. What's your game? 

If you have a story that is in any way, shape, or form connected to our theme, “Games People Play,” then come on down and tell it. Or just come and watch others share theirs. All you have to do is sign up at the door and if we pick your name out of our fishbowl, come up and tell your story. It's that easy. No notes, no rants, just tell your story like you're telling your friends over a couple of drinks. There is a six minute time limit; please respect it.

Everyone is encouraged, performers and non-performers alike. Don't miss this Rhode Island Monthly Best of RI winner for “Best Storytelling for Grown-ups,” Providence Phoenix Best of 2009 Editors' Pick for “Best Excuse to Yammer On and On” andMotif Magazine Theatre Award winner for “Best Audience Participation Show.” 

LIVE BAIT is hosted by Phil Goldman. With musical accompaniment and original “theme” song by Jerry Gregoire. 

10:00pm Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Tickets $5.00 - no reservations taken

Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence, RI

(401)331-2695 x101 for box office information  

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