Fornesia Fest 2025
The NEW Skid Road Theatre
Seattle, WA
This four-evening series of events reveals different facets of Fornés creative life and her impact on American theatre.
August 6: A screening of the documentary, The Rest I Make Up by Michelle Memran, focuses on Fornés' later life and includes stirring images of her vibrant years in the heyday of the 60s and 70s as she made her mark in the avant-garde NYC theatre scene.
August 7: A Narrative Medicine Workshop, led by Rose Cano, The Narrative Medicine workshop studies scenes from Fornés play, Mud, focussing on narratives of illness, providing different perspectives on medicine and the social determinants of health. REGISTRATION BY INVITATION ONLY
August 8: A reading of two short plays. The first, Harriet and Irene: Infinite Muses, by renowned playwright and Fornés protegé, Elaine Romero, imagines Fornés and her lover, Harriet Sohmers-Zwerling in Paris, as Fornés decides to take a new path away from her foray into abstract painting. The second work of the evening, The House at 27 Rue de Fleurus is the first third of a trilogy that Fornés could never finish, based on the book, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein. This gem of a play echoes the relationship of Harriet and Irene, as Alice and Gertrude spend their days with Pablo Picasso.
August 9: Our final evening will be a performance of Pariah, by Rose Cano. Pariah is a modern examination of a historical proto-feminist Peruvian writer, Flora Tristan, and her brilliant post-impressionist grandson, Paul Gaugin. Between then, the writer and painter express Fornés passion for the poetic living sculpture, a vision of art that continues to inspire audiences, theatremakers, and generations beyond.
All will take place at the NEW Skid Road Theatre, courtesy of Beneath the Streets, in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square. |
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The NEW Skid Road Theatre
102 Cherry Street
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
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| First: | Wednesday Aug 06, 2025 7:00 PM | | Last: | Saturday Aug 09, 2025 8:00 PM |
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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NOT wheelchair accessible, steep stair entrance
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