Friday, March 30 & Saturday, March 31 at 7:00pm
Performances will be held in the Eulalie Scandiuzzi Space at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) in Seattle.

Tickets are FREE, reservation required through the ACT box office (206-292-7676).

Be a part of the festivities going on around the globe celebrating SWAN Day, the international holiday that caps off Women’s History Month and highlights women artists and their contributions.

This year’s celebration features the works of Caitlin Gilman, Rebecca Goldberg, Karen Kinch, Mara Lathrop, Barbara Lindsay, Louise Penberthy, and Christine J. Schmidt.

The SWAN Day acting ensemble will feature Laurie Bialik*, John Bogar*, Colleen Carey, Lisa Carswell*, Jessica Martin*, Sherry Narens*, and Johnny Patchamatla. (*Member Actors Equity Association)

For Official Press Release, click here.

SWAN Day is an annual event, facilitated by WomenArts, that focuses on imagining a world that fully integrates women’s art and perspectives. Its long-term goal is to inspire people to recognize and support women artists as part of their community. For more information about SWAN Day events happening around the world, visitwww.swanday.org.

WomenArts (www.WomenArts.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women artists. With an emphasis on women in film, video, and theatre, it provides online networking, advocacy, and fundraising services to thousands of visitors a day.

Seattle Swan Day Celebration of Women Playwrights

In celebration of SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day), DramaQueen presents readings of one-act plays by Puget Sound-area women playwrights. The two-day event will take place on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) in Seattle. Performances are at 7 p.m. in the Eulalie Scandiuzzi Space at ACT. Tickets are $10, available through the ACT box office (206-292-7676).

Don’t miss these evenings of womanly wit and wisdom in plays written by local playwrights Caitlin Gilman, Rebecca Goldberg, Karen Kinch, Mara Lathrop, Babs Lindsay, Louise Penberthy, and Christine J. Schmidt. Be a part of the festivities going on around the globe celebrating SWAN Day, the international holiday that caps off Women’s History Month and highlights women artists and their contributions.

SWAN Day is an annual event, facilitated by WomenArts, that focuses on imagining a world that fully integrates women’s art and perspectives. Its long-term goal is to inspire people to recognize and support women artists as part of their community. For more information about SWAN Day events happening around the world, visit www.swanday.org.

WomenArts (www.WomenArts.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women artists. With an emphasis on women in film, video, and theatre, it provides online networking, advocacy, and fundraising services to thousands of visitors a day.

DramaQueen (www.dramaqueen.org) is a Seattle-based non-profit theatre organization dedicated to promoting women playwrights and their work.

Celebrate SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day) with readings of one-act plays by Seattle-are women playwrights. SWAN Day caps off Women’s History Month by highlighting women artists.

Please check back next year!

Click here for information about the 2012 Event

Swan Day Women Playwrights Celebration
March 30 and March 31 at ACT in Seattle

Call for Scripts

ATTENTION: Women Playwrights

Women playwrights living in the Puget Sound area are invited to submit short plays for possible inclusion in DramaQueen’s Swan Day celebration, to take place on Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st at ACT Theatre. The event will feature script-in-hand readings of short plays.

Support Women Artists Now (SWAN) Day is an international holiday on the last Saturday of March that celebrates women artists. By focusing attention on the work of women artists, SWAN Day helps people visualize a world in which women’s art and perspectives are fully integrated. The long-term goal is to inspire communities to find new ways to recognize and support women. For more information, visit WomenArts at http://www.womenarts.org/swan/.

Submission Guidelines. Playwright must be female, live in Puget Sound, and available to attend a rehearsal as well as the public readings. Limit one submission per playwright, 12-minutes maximum (less is fine). Standard play formatting is required, and there are no thematic requirements or limitations. Submitted scripts must have had no previous public readings or productions within King County.

Submit the script and a separate cover page via e-mail in either Word or PDF format to swanday@dramaqueen.org. Do not include any playwright information in the script itself. Include the following playwright information on the separate cover page:

• Playwright name
• Mailing address
• Home phone
• Cell phone
• E-mail address
• Title of play
• Brief play synopsis (one to two sentences)
• Character list with brief character descriptions

Scripts that fail to meet the above requirements will not be considered.

Email submissions to swanday@dramaqueen.org. Email subject line should read: Seattle Swan, “Title of Play.”

Deadline: E-mail submissions must be received no later than midnight, Sunday, March 4, 2012.

Selected playwrights will be notified Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Pass the Word. Please feel free to forward this to other women playwrights.

Questions: E-mail info@dramaqueen.org or phone (206) 935-8625

Further information about International SWAN DAY can be found at www.womenarts.org/swan/ or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WomenArts.