"That Takes Ovaries" by Rivka Solomon - in Toronto

[SL Jones]

Fun, sassy, touching, ranging from the playful to the political - that's "THAT TAKES OVARIES!" - presented by Rasik Arts from Thursday, December 9 thru Sunday, December 12.  Four performances Only!  At Dancemakers, 55 Mill St., Case Goods Building, Studio 313, in the Distillery District

"That Takes Ovaries" is a collection of true stories from everyday women around the world of their acts of bravery, courage, boldness, audacity, 'guts-i-ness' -- and proceeds from this presentation will go to the South Asian Women's Centre and Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre.  At the conculsion of each performance, women in the audience can share their own stories of times they acted boldly, and men can brag about the courageous women in their lives [participants will receive a 'Golden Ovary Award' - a chocolate egg, courtesy of SOMA chocolates]. A guest MC will host this part of event : Thursday - Angie Seth of OMNI TV; Friday - Hina Ansari of Flare Magazine; Saturday - "DJ" Zahra Dhanani: lawyer, peace activist and 'dj'; Sunday - Robin Gill of Global TV. As another special feature of the Canadian premiere of this work, director and adaptor Sally Jones has added two stories from Toronto's women--Zohra Zoberi and Elizabeth Young. Our estrogen-powered ensemble includes Rukiya
 Bernard, Shameen D�Souza, Sveta Kohli, Leesa Levinson, Brinda Muralidhar, Gita Ramchandani, Cecilia Salazar, Diana Tso, and Loretta Walsh. So, join the fun, and support the courageous women who have moved to our country--Canada!

Performance Times: Thursday, Dec 9 - Saturday, Dec 11 at 8pm; Sunday, Dec 12 at 2:30pm
Tickets: $15; Pay-What-You-Can at the door on Thursday night (advance tickets $15)
Place: Dancemakers' - Case Goods Building - Suite 313 - Distillery District - 55 Mill St.  (The Distillery District is bounded by Mill St., Sherbourned St., Cherry St., and Lakeshore Boulevard)

Parking lots available off Mill St, Sherbourne St., & Cherry St.

Tickets may be purchased in person at the Toronto Women's Bookstore (73 Harbord St., near U of T) -- or reserved by calling 416-654-9231





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