The Los Angeles Women`s Theatre Festival (LAWTF) empowers

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Message from the President
Mission
19th Annual Festival: Shine!
Community Outreach
Education
Official Sponsors
Board of Directors/Advisory Board
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Message from the President
2011-12 was a fiscal year of expanded partnerships. for the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF).
We returned to the Electric Lodge for the 3rd year as we celebrated our 19th Annual Festival, “Shine!” Many returning
celebrities and some new to us joined us for our successful 4-day, 6-program Festival that also honored four deserving
women in theatre. We partnered with our official sponsors and government grantors.
Our outreach efforts included a partnership with the South Central LA residential program, A New Way of Life.
Our teaching artists wrapped their creative arms around newly released women from prison in this CNN Heroes-recognized
residential re-entry program, We offered both our 12 week “Stir It Up: From the Inside Out” acting workshop and our 12week writing workshop “Tapping Gold..Discovering the Extraordinary Story of You.”
We also partnered with the Actor’s Equity Association and West LA College to produce “A Woman’s Way: Crafting a
Career,” which inspired and empowered college students, as well as professionals.
We again partnered with the West Hollywood Book Fair presenting a line-up of our sampling of diverse
performers that included actors, dancers and spoken word artists with over 50,000 attendees. We also partnered with the
North Hollywood Public Library for the citywide free “Make Music LA” celebration that included award winning Florence
LaRue of “The 5th Dimension”.
Finally, we established our alumni arm and held an Alumni Reception where former Board members, donors,
performers, awardees and volunteers all came together to reignite their commitment and involvement with LAWTF.
Our many outreach efforts have strengthened our support base, enriched the residents of the greater Los Angeles
community, and expanded our reach as a non-profit arts organization as we gear up for our 20th Anniversary in March, 2013.
Adilah Barnes, Co-Founder/President
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Mission Statement
“The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF)
empowers women artists to engage and inspire
communities through the production of
multidisciplinary solo performances and educational
outreach. The Annual Festival honors the achievement
of extraordinary women in theatre.”
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Annual Festival: Shine!
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LAWTF Gallery of Photos
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Community Outreach
ENCORE!
Make Music LA
West Hollywood Book Fair
North Hollywood Library
West Hollywood Library
Ivy Substation, Culver City
City of West Hollywood
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EDUCATION
Writing instructor Terrie Silverman offered
her “Identity as an Act of Courage” writing
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival, Actors Equity
workshop.
Association (AEA) and West LA College came together on
Wednesday, March 21st at West LA College to co-host
"Crafting A Career: A Woman's Way", a free panel discussion
composed of six working professional women of the stage.
AEA is the national labor union that represents 49,000
professional stage actors and stage managers.
LAWTF offered workshops to women a part of the program A New Way of Life.
These two workshops activated the imagination and self-expression of these fragile
yet strong women, and offered them opportunities to continue healing from years
of abuse, incarceration and self-doubt. The personal growth in the participants was
extraordinary.
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2012 Official Sponsors
2012 Government Grantors
Past Supporters
Adilah Barnes Productions
Amgen Foundation Matching Gift
Donation
Artpeace Gallery
Bank of America
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
Breath Asure
California Arts Council
City National Bank
City of Culver City
City of Los Angeles Department of
-Cultural Affairs
City of West Hollywood
CNE Network
Cottrell Foundation
CRN Talk Radio
Daily News
Flintridge Foundation
Gail R Moore
Hauslights
Highways Performance Space
KDAY 93.5
Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles County Arts
-Commission
Madrid Theatre
McDonald’s
NBC
Ora Troxler
Southern California Gas Company
Southwest Airlines
Time Warner Cable
Trust for Mutual Understanding
Union Bank
US Bank
William Grant Still Arts Center
Women of San Gabriel
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Hattie Winston
-Wheeler
Tanna Frederick
Anonymous
Thom and Elaine
Branch
L. Scott Caldwell
Ingrid Graham
Marsha P. Jackson
Tariq Azikiwe
Cindy Hisrich
Anonymous
Brandilyn M. Amie
Patricia Belcher
Kimberly Benoit
Jo Bernard
Robin Billups
Jana Bozeman
Karen A. Clark
Lynne Conner
Laura Dillaway
Erika Green
Bettye Griffith
Teresa Hillery
Juliette Jeffers
Individual Contributors
Roosevelt Kemp
Calvin Lovick
Dina Morrone
Anne Peralta
Sabra C. Slaughter
Joan Stigliano
Miriam Reed
Catherine Tucker
Jeanette Vines
KC Wagner
Kim Wayans
Barbara Allen-Watkins
Adilah Barnes
Kevin A. Bowen
Amy Campion
Dr. Faye Crosby
Moire Feingold
Akuyoe Graham
Gene Gore
Kristine Halverson
Fay Hauser-Price
Kim Hosea
Shyla La'Sha
Florence LaRue
Lady of Light
Laura Luster
Tia Matza-Didden
Truth McGahee
Theodore Myles
Jenny O'Hara Ullett
R. Sky Palkowitz
Felton Perry
Helen Popoola
Terrie Silverman
Charli Smith
Lynnora Ruth
Rose Weaver
Marsha Works
Elizabeth Wu
Naomi Ackerman
Stephanie Ardrey
Ed Asner
Debra Barber
Dr. J. Herman Blake
Barbara Cole
Maureen Cotter
Bertila Damas
Kayte DeLoma
Catherine Fitzmaurice
Cynthia Gatlin
Teresa Granados
Diane Henry
Malathi Iyengar
Ken
Miranda Kincaid
Richard and Alice
-LaTouche
Lynn Ann Leveridge
Baadja-Lyne
Jason Jenn
Cheryl Moore
Mzuri Moyo
Jude Narita
Joy Nash
Wilbert Oliver
Marni Olson
Judy Pansullo
Valeri Parker-Ross
Sergia Perez
Lynda Price
Florence Regina
Crystal V. Rhodes
Barbara Roberts
Cathy Schop
Dave Shaw
Darryl Shelton
Philip Sokoloff
Dorothy Thompson
Renae Walker
Sarah Zitin
Rozalyn Browne
Scott Bryant
Robert Burlingham
M. Theresa Colvin
Phil Daddario
Donesther Dane
Gail R. Davis
Liana Dillaway
Patricia Fructuoso
Geneva Venzuela
Joyce Guy
Karine Hartounian
Marcia Harris
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Erica Lann-Clark
Barbara Lee Bragg
Kres Mersky
Michael
Trish Ostroski
Kate Purnell
Gloria Rosen
Sandra Seaton
Nicole Schop
Jacquelyn Scott
Frank O Smith
Liz F. Wilson
Kristina Wong
Fabienne Zuijdwijk
Adam Kobrin
Yazmin Monet Watkins
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LAWTF Board of Directors
Adilah Barnes, Co-Founder/ R. Sky Palkowitz,
President
Treasurer
Adilah Barnes Productions
Delusional Diva
Productions
Shyla La’Sha,
Finance/Fundraising
MMG Publishing
Karen A. Clark,
Finance/Fundraising
SVP, City National Bank
Advisory Board
Roz Browne, CPA
Lynne Conner, Publicist
Judy Pansullo, Non-Profits
Anne Peralta, Producer
Allison Queen, Publicist
Marsha R Works, Banker
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