Vol. 10, Issue 7, July 2022
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Women’s Creative Voices are Amplified During Voices of Women Theatre Festival at Powerstories Nine women playwrights bring eight diverse subjects to the second annual festival. In a society dominated by male creation, where statistics show men write 80% of produced plays, Fran Powers and Powerstories Theatre’s goal is to amplify women’s voices and showcase works written by women. Powerstories celebrates nine novice to accomplished female playwrights in the return of the hybrid online and live Voices of Women Theatre Festival in July. The festival was first conceived to connect with its community during the continued pandemic in 2021. It was so well-received globally that it became part of the theatre’s regular season in See “Powerstories” on page 12
Local Musician Releases Debut Album “Get With It” in June
By Deborah Bostock-Kelley
One of musician Kyle Schroeder’s fondest memories of his dad, Shawn, were the car rides. The car was filled with sounds from 94.1 WSJT, and the toddler was first introduced to his now first love, jazz. Kyle saw national jazz musician Eric Darius at the Black Heritage Festival at 16 years old and knew at that moment that playing jazz was what he wanted to do with his life. “2014 was a big turning point in my life. Eric was such a high-energy performer, and with the amount of air he put into the horn – his sound really resonated with me. It was cool when he came out into the crowd. It was super powerful and I knew that I
INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Editor: ...............................................5 Powerstories (cont)..........................................12 Kyle Schroeder (cont)......................................14
See “Kyle Schroeder” on page 14
