The Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival is proud to present "PANCAKE QUEEN" by Brie Knight as part of our 10th Annual Festival! Presented at Theatre Exile, August 10th-18th. "Pancake Queen" is a historical fiction about the real woman who inspired and portrayed Aunt Jemima; it was originally presented as a staged reading at our first ever festival a decade ago and we are honored to bring it back to the stage as the premiere of a fully produced production! Director: Starfire CAST: Imani Williams Lynn E. Shirley Gabriel Elmore Paul Guerin Nazeer Harper Synopsis: In 1893 St. Joseph, Missouri, Nancy Green strives to make peace with her painful past so she may live her future as a free woman. When she finds herself employed by a local miller, Randolph T. Davis, to portray his new, revolutionary merchandising symbol, Aunt Jemima at the Chicago’s World Fair, her past experiences and future dreams collide. As Nancy fights to make a life of her own design, she risks being consumed by Aunt Jemima and the past she wants to leave behind. SHOW TIMES: Saturday, August 10th, 7:00pm Sunday, August 11th, 7:00pm Friday, August 16th, 8:00pm Saturday, August 17th, 3:00pm Saturday, August 17th, 8:00pm Sunday, August 18th, 3:00pm About the Playwright: Brie Knight (she/her) is an award winning playwright whose works have been featured at InterAct Theatre, Eagle Theatre, PlayPenn, The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, and Universities and festivals around the country. She is a graduate of the Philadelphia Playwright’s Incubator – The Foundry. PANCAKE QUEEN won the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s 2018 Playwriting Competition and the Sue Winge Playwriting Award from Villanova University. Her play THE BABY was selected to be a part of NYC’s 2022 United Solo Festival. For Juneteenth, 2021, Brie Co-Produced the virtual theatrical revolution BLACKBESTFRIEND. TICKETS: General admission tickets are $35. Student/Industry discount codes available for $15 tickets. Use code PWTFStudent or PWTF Industry Want to see the whole festival? Get individual tickets for the staged readings, one person shows, special events, OR SEASON PASSES here: https://givebutter.com/2024stagedreadingsevents ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: This milestone year is a celebration of where we’ve been, where we are going, and the multiplicity of stories, voices, and experiences that make up womanhood. PWTF fosters and encourages women in the performing arts by offering unique opportunities for exposure, professional, artistic and personal development and a platform for performance. In years past, we’ve focused on specific themes, from motherhood to hometown heroes to mental health. This year, as we enter our second decade of existence, we aim to simply CELEBRATE. Any questions about the festival, email [email protected].