By Dmitry Rashnitsov

The Women’s Theatre Project in association with The Pride Center at Equality Park proudly present it’s Second Annual Lesbian Play Reading Festival, June 25-27 in Wilton Manors.

The festival was created to give lesbian playwrights a voice.  After the Broward New Times named the TWTP “The best place to meet intelligent lesbians” in their 2008 Best Of issue, the festival seemed a perfect match for their mission.  Lesbian themed short plays were submitted for consideration from all over the United States, Canada and Australia and 16 were selected for this year’s festival.

The plays will be directed by Genie Croft, Marjorie O’Neill-Butler, Steven Chambers and Kim Ehly.  A team of professional actors from across South Florida will be participating on stage.

Cocktails and music will begin the program at 7 p.m. on all three nights with show times starting at 8 p.m. June 25 and June 26 will feature two different programs and June 27 will feature the best of the fest, audiences favorites from the previous days.

Tickets are $15 for each show or $35 for all three days. All shows will be at the Pride Center at Equality Park, 2040 North Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit http://www.womenstheatreproject.com or call 866-811-4111.

The Women’s Theatre Project continues to be the only professional theatre company in the country dedicated

to producing theatrical work written by women with all-female casts. The Women’s Theatre Project creates an environment that explores the female voice. Spanning the generations, they are forging community partnerships to develop a legacy – by Women, about women and for everyone. They began presenting staged readings throughout Broward County in the fall of 2001 and built a strong following throughout the entire South Florida region with this outreach.