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Female Playwright Festival This Sunday in Bemidji

The Female Playwrights ONSTAGE Festival is a celebration organized by Little Black Dress, INK.  Little Black Dress, INK conducts a yearly theatrical writing contest and finalists from that contest are showcased in theater festivals across the country.  Collaborating with local theater groups, the  original works created by women are portrayed onstage, in multiple cities, on the same day.  This Sunday, International Women's Voices Day,Bemidji State University andMask and Rose Theater Collectivewill co-host the festival in Bemidji. Stages in Las Angeles, CA, Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ, Prescott, AZ, Sedona, AZ,  Magnolia, AR, and Columbus, OH will also be celebrating these female playwrights. 

The theme for this year's contest was Volume Control.  Season Ellison is faculty at Bemidji State and co-organizer of the event.  She spoke on the morning show about what to expect at this unique and intimate theatrical experience.  

The Female Playwrights ONSTAGE Festival: Volume Control will take place at the Black Box Theater in the Bangsberg Fine Arts Building on the Bemidji State University at 2pm this Sunday.    

Katie Carter started at Northern Community Radio in 2008 as Managing Editor of the station's grant-funded, online news experiment Northern Community Internet. She returned for a second stint in 2016-23. She produced Area Voices showcasing the arts, culture, and history stories of northern Minnesota.
Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.
John has been listening to KAXE since the early days in 1976, and has worked as our Development Director from 1995-2022. Now semi-retired and writing, sculpting and enjoying the good life, you can hear him on the Morning Show Fridays.