8th Annual WOMEN AT WORK Festival Begins Today at Stage Left Studio

The 8th Annual Women at Work Festival, a benefit for the Girl Effect, takes place at Stage Left Studio, beginning today, September 23, and continuing through October 5, 2013.

This year's festival features authors Sora Baek, Monica Bauer, Erica Herd, Susan Jeremy, Cheryl King, Lauren Letellier, Elizabeth Liang, Margaret Morrison, Lucie Pohl, Karen Sklaire, and Shana Solomon.

With one or two shows on weeknights, and matinee and evening shows on the weekends, this festival has something to offer everyone. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Senior and student discounts are available (ID required at door). For more info or tickets, visit www.stageleftstudio.net

The line-up includes:

Korean Tiger Dad written and performed by Sora Baek, directed by Kender JonesIn Korea, Sora's Dad wants more than anything for his daughter to be a teacher. If only he would listen to her dreams...

The Year I Was Gifted written and performed by Monica Bauer directed by Carolyn Ladd
True story of a working-class girl who lies her way into a prestigious boarding school for the arts, and then has to decide if she will betray her beliefs to stay there. A gay-straight love story.

Alzheimer's Blues written and performed by Erica Herd, directed by Cheryl King
In this black comedy, Erica, a steadfast and strong woman with an already difficult mother, tries to make sense of a senseless disease - Alzheimer's. It's a surreal and slapstick journey on an emotional rollercoaster, a jazz improvisation about life, death and love.

Teacher in the House, written by Susan Jeremy and Mary Fulham, performed by Susan Jeremy, directed by Mary Fulham
This fast-paced tale unfolds like a television crime series. Join Susan as she follows her recovery from a life-threatening illness by going back to her job-- teaching students in their homes in NYC. Winner Best of Fest Winniipeg Fringe Festival 2012.

Three Ten-Minute Plays, by Cheryl King, performed by TC Corwin, Cheryl King, Michelle Ramoni and Peter Straus.
"Are you positive? Do you really want to know?" Pit Stop, A Meal to Remember, and Flash from the Past are part of the TEST series at Stage Left - short plays about the new at-home HIV test.

Fiery Sword of Justice, written and performed by Lauren Letellier
Growing up in an alcoholic family means keeping secrets, telling lies, and having to guess at what normal is. Oddly enough, these same skills can be enormously useful in corporate America. How one woman learned to find her voice and illuminate a path for others while surviving the cutthroat world of corporate PR. "Brilliant and fresh and harrowingly funny."

Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey written and performed by Elizabeth Liang, directed by Sofie Calderon
Who are you when you're from everywhere and nowhere?" Alien Citizen is a funny and poignant one-woman show about growing up as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East, and New England.

The Loves of Miss Jimmie Le Roy, written by Margaret Morrison, performed by Cheryl King and Margaret Morrison
Sometimes lesbian love means you'd like to strangle your ex, if only you didn't need her so desperately. A scene from Morrison's new play in development, a sequel to the erotically-charged lesbian love story, "Home In Her Heart." It's 1942 and Jimmie's ex-lover Margery shows up demanding a favor, ready to reopen old wounds, recall glory days, and remind Jimmie that even bitter old love can be sweet.

Hi, Hitler written and performed by Lucie Pohl, directed by Marie Weigl
A half-Jewish-half-German-immigrant-girl grows up in a crazy artist family otherwise known as "The Chaos Club" in downtown New York and is fascinated by Hitler. All she wants is to be normal and belong, but the odds are against her. And so is homeland security.

Drama at the Point, written and performed by Karen Sklaire, directed by Cheryl King
Karen Sklaire humorously tackles the "do-gooder teacher" cinematic genre in "Drama at the Point", where a schoolteacher follows in the footsteps of the notable educators found in films like "To Sir With Love" and "Stand and Deliver" to help kids in peril. This teacher travels through the troubled NYC school system -- complete with rubber rooms, baby gangstas and dashed dreams -- in the hopes of connecting with her students. A comedy about making a difference, any way you can.

The Closet Bitch, written and performed by Shana A. Solomon, directed by Kenneth Williams
The Closet Bitch is a raw, hilarious, true story about a girl from the Bronx Battling with the people pleasing principals her hustling father, sophisticated mother and corky friends raised her to be. An inspirational fight between who we are vs. who we want to become.

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