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LAWTF 2025 press 

LAWTF’s 12th Annual Empowerment Weekend

September 27-28th, 2025

Broadway World- “Empowerment Weekend Takes Place at Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival September 26-28”

Broadway World- FROM BEST OF THE FEST Comes to Victory Theatre Center 

South Pasadenan- L.A. Women’s Theatre Festival brings From Best of the Fest to Victory Theatre Center, Oct 11 

 

       From Best Of The Fest

Broadway World- FROM BEST OF THE FEST Comes to Victory Theatre Center 

South Pasadenan- L.A. Women’s Theatre Festival brings From Best of the Fest to Victory Theatre Center, Oct 11 

Wine Down Sunday: 

Broadway World- Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival Plans Wine Down Sunday 

LAWTF’s 32nd Annual Festival “Stronger Together” 

The Nerds of Color- Celebrating the 2025 Awardees for the 32nd Annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival

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🎭 Amplifying Women’s Voices in Theatre Since 1993
✨ Empowerment • Legacy • Community
🎟️ EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND -Sept. 27-28, 2025
📍 LA-Based

🎭✨ Branding Your Artistic Voice ✨🎭 As a 🎭✨ Branding Your Artistic Voice ✨🎭

As a multidisciplinary artist, your story deserves to shine—on stage and beyond. This Empowerment Weekend panel will guide you in crafting a clear, authentic artistic vision for your solo work that resonates everywhere you share it. 🌟

You’ll explore how to:
🔹 Define the core themes of your work
🔹 Discover your signature tone & style
🔹 Align your public presence with your creative voice

Meet our powerhouse lineup:
✨ Nicole Soul – award-winning writer, comedian, and TV host who brings humor, brilliance, and authenticity to the moderator’s seat.
✨ Rejyna Douglass-Whitman – award-winning solo performer and activist amplifying Trans and marginalized voices.
✨ Lynne Jassem – international touring artist with 65+ years of experience in performance, choreography, and solo theatre.
✨ Jannica Olin – actress, TEDx speaker, and creator of the award-winning solo show (IM)PERFEKT, redefining beauty and perfection.
✨ Vanessa Hernández Cruz – multidisciplinary artist and Disability Justice activist using dance and performance to champion radical accessibility.

This dynamic panel will leave you inspired and equipped to brand your voice with confidence and clarity. 🔥

Secure your Early Bird ticket TODAY!
📅 September 27 & 28
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood, CA
🔗 Register now at the linktree in bio!

#LAWTF #BrandingYourVoice #EmpowermentWeekend #WomenInTheatre #SoloArtists #AuthenticVoice #ArtisticVision #WomenEmpowerment
💡✨ Funding Your Vision ✨💡 Dreaming big 💡✨ Funding Your Vision ✨💡

Dreaming big is only the first step—securing the resources to make it happen is where the magic begins! Join us for LAWTF’s Empowerment Weekend Workshop, where our presenters will guide you through the essentials of funding your artistic projects. 🎭

This interactive workshop will explore funding sources like grant writing, crowdfunding, and cultivating individual donors. Participants who have already funded projects are encouraged to share their own journeys and resources—because together, we grow stronger! 🌱

Meet our facilitators: Erin Coleman and Rejyna Douglass-Whitman bring artistry, advocacy, and real-world experience to the conversation. Erin mentors emerging artists and storytellers, bridging the gap between training and professional success. Rejyna is an award-winning solo performer and activist whose powerful storytelling amplifies marginalized voices. Together, they’ll share insights and lead the discussion on this vital topic.

📅 September 27 & 28, 2025
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood, CA
🔗 Register now at the linktree in bio!

#LAWTF #FundingYourVision #EmpowermentWeekend #WomenInTheatre #ArtistSupport #GrantWriting #Crowdfunding #ArtsFunding #SoloArtists #WomenEmpowerment
⏳ The countdown is ON… just 9 days until LAWTF ⏳ The countdown is ON… just 9 days until LAWTF’s Empowerment Weekend 2025! 🎉

Two days full of powerful workshops and panels. One unforgettable experience designed to empower, inspire, and elevate solo performers and creatives.

📆 September 27–28, 2025
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood
🎟 Early Bird Tickets available through Sept. 20—don’t wait!

#LAWTF #EmpowermentWeekend #WomenInTheatre #SoloPerformance #Countdown
✨ Get ready to OWN YOUR STAGE on Day One of LAWT ✨ Get ready to OWN YOUR STAGE on Day One of LAWTF’s "EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND"! 🎭

From creating your own solo show to building the right team, funding your vision, and mastering your artistic brand—Saturday is packed with powerful workshops and panels designed to take your career to the next level. 💡

📆 Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood
🎟 Early Bird Tickets available through Sept. 20!

#LAWTF #EmpowermentWeekend #WomenInTheatre #SoloPerformance #OwnYourStage
On Day One of Empowerment Weekend, join host of "G On Day One of Empowerment Weekend, join host of "Gorgeous Stories", Terrie Silverman, as she brings her vast experience as a storyteller, writer and director to moderating our illuminating panel "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work"! 

✨ Our incredible panel of industry professionals will guide you through a discussion on the vital importance of building a great team and how collaboration elevates your story. 

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from award-winning, multi-disciplinary performing legend, Fay Hauser-Price, actor/producer and hardest working publicist in LA, Philip Sokoloff, actress/producer/singer-songwriter, JC Cadena, and actor/dancer/make-up artist/costume designer/stage manager, CandyJoe Dahlstrom as they bring their experience, knowledge and expertise to this empowering panel! ✨ 💪🏽 🎭 

Secure your spot today! Can't wait to see you there!

🗓️ Sat & Sun Sept. 27 & 28
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood
🔗 Linktree in bio

#lawtf #empowermentweekend #empoweryourself #soloartist #LAWomensTheatreFestival
We are thrilled to spotlight our amazing co-facili We are thrilled to spotlight our amazing co-facilitators for the Empowerment Weekend's "Creating a Solo Show" workshop! 🎭

Terrie Silverman and Kirsten Laurel Caplan both have lots of experience in the realm of solo shows, and their guidance is invaluable! 

If you have a solo show in the works, a finished product that needs polishing, an idea for a solo show, or want to learn more about the process of producing your own show, this is the workshop for you! 

No matter who you are, there is valuable knowledge to gain from these two multi-talented women. Come see these two ladies in action Saturday and Sunday, September 27th and 28th. 

🎟 Ticket link in bio

You won't want to miss it! 

#EmpowermentWeekend #SoloShow #CreatingaSoloShow #Workshop #Spotlight #Theatre #Performance #SoloPerformance #LAWTF
It’s the start of a brand-new week, and you know It’s the start of a brand-new week, and you know what that means…time for our next #MotivationalMonday! Today’s spotlight is shining on Pasadena’s very own legend, the late, great Octavia E. Butler.
Born in 1947, Octavia was described as an extremely shy child who found great solace in reading at the Pasadena Central Library and began writing her own stories as a result. Aged just twelve, Octavia wrote what would become the basis for her first series, the Patternist novels. Octavia later admitted that at that time, she was still relatively unaware of the obstacles she would face as a woman, especially as a woman of color, in her journey to become a writer. Obstacles that she would not only overcome but also help to change for all those who came after her.
Over her thirty-four-year writing career, Butler would write twelve novels, two short story collections, as well as multiple singular short stories and nonfiction essays. At the time of her passing in 2006, Octavia also had several other works in progress that were left unfinished, including three further novels and a memoir. 
Just as relentless as Butler’s writing was the number of accolades she received. Twenty-seven awards and honors starting in 1980, and twelve of which came posthumously – including a mountain on one of Pluto’s moons and a literal asteroid! 
The city of Pasadena has also never stopped loving its hometown hero. In 2023, a bookstore was opened in her honor, and her middle school was renamed the Octavia E. Butler Magnet. 
Perhaps the most poignant honors that exist in Butler’s name are the scholarships created in her name by The Carl Brandon Society and her alma mater, Pasadena City College. These scholarships help fulfill three life goals Butler had handwritten in a notebook back in 1988:
"I will send poor black youngsters to Clarion or other writers' workshops.”
"I will help poor black youngsters broaden their horizons.”
"I will help poor black youngsters go to college."
Octavia E. Butler was an inspiration and a pioneer, both in her life and now in her legacy. The queen of science fiction continues to reign supreme, even twenty years after her passing. 

#OctaviaEButler
Team night out at the Playhouse seeing Eureka Day! Team night out at the Playhouse seeing Eureka Day! Thank you to our theatre partner @pasadenaplayhouse for having us tonight! It was a pleasure to meet people coming out to the historic playhouse to tell them about Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival and our upcoming Empowerment Weekend September 27 & 28 and From Best of the Fest at Victory Theatre Center October 11. 

Check out our linktree in bio 🔗 for tickets and details. And go see Eureka Day! It’s incredibly timely, thoughtful and hilarious!

#lawtf 
#womenstheatrefestival 
#empowermentweekend
#frombestofthefest
#eurekaday
#pasadenaplayhouse
Panel Preview! Behind every great solo show is a p Panel Preview!
Behind every great solo show is a powerful team. From directors to publicists to designers, collaboration is the key to bringing your vision to life.

Join us at "EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND" for the panel: “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”—where industry pros share insights on building the right creative team to support your journey. 🌟

📆 September 27, 2025
📍 Theatre 68, North Hollywood
🎟 Early Bird Tickets available through Sept. 20!

#LAWTF #EmpowermentWeekend #SoloTheatre #WomenInTheatre #Teamwork
We know you were just itching to see how our WINE We know you were just itching to see how our WINE DOWN SUNDAY event went! 💫

Here's a recap of our wonderful event hosted by Malibu Wines and Beer Garden. We had a blast getting to know new faces and reconnecting with old friends! 🎉

Make sure to check out our website lawtf.org for more information on upcoming events! 🎟

EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND is coming up in a couple weeks! September 27 - 28, 2025 at Theatre 68 for a weekend of inspiring and informative workshops and panels catered to solo artists. We hope to see you there! 🎭
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