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Art: \u00a9 Cristina Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

IN THE NAME OF FORGOTTEN WOMEN<\/strong>
Written by Cindy Williams Guti\u00e9rrez
Runtime: 75 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 25 \u2013 April 16, 2022
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2 PM<\/em>

Co-Produced by<\/strong> CoHo Productions and GRITO Poetry\/Productions
Directed by Gemma Whelan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nBook tickets: In The Name of Forgotten Women<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n

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In the Name of Forgotten Women<\/em> bears witness to the global oppression of women and testifies to their resilience. Inspired by real-life incidents in over 15 countries, this dramatic work features the individual and collective voices of seven diverse women, culminating in a powerful call to action.  Dramatizing poetry with music, movement, ritual, and projection, this dynamic \u201cchoreopoem\u201d is, in essence, a ceremony to restore the Feminine in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This activist theatre project also includes eight community engagement events focused on women\u2019s issues. If you would like to attend a community engagement event following a performance, please click THIS LINK<\/a> to select the event of your choice, then book your tickets for that evening. <\/p>\n\n\nFind out about Community Engagement Events<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT-PRODUCER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Cindy WIlliams Gutierrez poet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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 Poet-dramatist Cindy Williams Guti\u00e9rrez<\/strong> draws inspiration from the silent and silenced voices of history and herstory. A recipient of the 2017 Oregon Book Award for Drama, her play Words That Burn <\/em>premiered at Milagro Theatre in Portland, Oregon in 2014 in commemoration of the William Stafford Centennial, Hispanic Heritage Month, and the 70th<\/sup> anniversary of FDR\u2019s rescindment of Executive Order 9066 (incarcerating Japanese-Americans during WWII). This award-winning play was also produced at the Linkville Playhouse in Klamath Falls, OR and the Merc Playhouse in Twisp, WA in 2017 and recorded by OPB for Literary Arts\u2019 Archive Project in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy\u2019s play A Dialogue<\/em> of Flower & Song <\/em>was featured in the 2012 GEMELA (Spanish and Latin American Women\u2019s Studies) Conference co-sponsored by the University of Portland and Portland State University. Her recent poetry collection, Inlay with Nacre: The Names of Forgotten Women, <\/em>was awarded the 2018 Willow Books Editor\u2019s Choice Poetry Selection and a 2016 Oregon Literary Fellowship. Cindy was selected by Poets & Writers Magazine<\/em> as a 2014 Notable Debut Poet for her collection the small claim of bones <\/em>(Arizona State University\/Bilingual Press), which placed second in the 2015 International Latino Book Awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with graduate degrees from The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, Cindy earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine Stonecoast MFA Program with concentrations in Mesoamerican poetics, drama, and creative collaboration. She has taught poetry to youth in every grade from K-12 through Literary Arts, the Methow Arts Alliance, Portland Art Museum, and the Right Brain Initiative and has served on the Literary Arts Youth Programs Advisory Council and on the Right Brain Initiative Diversity Council. Cindy is co-founder of Los Porte\u00f1os, Portland\u2019s Latino writers\u2019 collective, and the Methow Valley\u2019s Confluence Poets. She is founder of GRITO Poetry\/Productions and the founding producer of El Grupo de \u201908, a Northwest collaborative-artists\u2019 salon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Forgotten Women Donation Campaign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Help bring In the Name of Forgotten Women<\/em> to life. Be a part of activist theatre by donating to this production which centers women\u2019s stories from around the world. All funds raised will support the 22 artists involved in creating this powerful choreopoem. You can make a difference in raising awareness of women\u2019s issues and empowering women artists.

This campaign will run from October \u2013 November of 2021 to raise awareness of International Day of the Girl and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. No amount is too small and all donations are tax-deductible. Find the donor level that works for you and enjoy our offers of appreciation. Get involved and help bring this mesmerizing work of art to the CoHo stage!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more info about how to support this project click here!<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Additional Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Participation with: <\/strong>Diversity\/Equity\/Inclusion social justice movements, including the national reckoning of racial and social justice, the worldwide #MeToo movement, and the national Jubilee movement of American theatres to place center-stage underrepresented narratives and performers.

In Commemoration of:<\/strong> International Women\u2019s Day (March 8), National Women\u2019s Month (March), and the United Nations\u2019 Declaration for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (March 25th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click HERE to book tickets to the show!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Forgotten Women Show Sponsors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts, The CHP Group, The Collins Foundation, Ronni Lacroute, Miller Foundation, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, Oregon Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council, and the 1986 founding class of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies.<\/p>\n

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