Member Productions

I am proud to announce the world premiere virtual reading of my play "Runtime Error" (semi-finalist for 2021 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference) with Transformation Theatre. 

Tal is trying to get a competitive internship when he approaches his college advisor and mentor for an introduction to the company. The famous Professor Carson is all too willing to make the introduction but for a terrible price. While hiding his experiences from everyone in his life, Tal tries to figure out what he could have done differently. A play inspired by the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, this play explores similar themes for men and how they cope or don’t.

The performance of the show will be on Tuesday, May 11 at 7pm EST and will include actors from around the country. There will be a talkback after the live show and then the show will be available streaming afterwards through May 15th on Transformation Theatre's website. Please join us for this important play. https://transformationtheatre.ticketspice.com/runtime-error-by-elana-gartner-a-virtual-reading

Cancer is the scariest word in the English language, but it can be extremely funny too. South Baldwin Community Theater in Gulf Shores, Alabama will host the world premiere of Cancer Is A Pain In My Ass" on May 7 and 8 at 7:30 and May 9 at 2:30. Tickets available at SBCT.biz

Loretta the Yodeling Cowgirl will have a staged reading as part of the Women Playwrights Series at the Centenary Stage Company in Hackettstown, New Jersey on Wednesday, May 5th, at 7:30 pm.  The play can be streamed for free by going to centenarystageco.org and clicking on Events.

Hope you join us on the 5th.

On Wednesday, May 5th at 7 PM EST, Dreamcatcher Rep in Summit, NJ (https://www.dreamcatcherrep.org) will be presenting a virtual developmental reading of my full-length play, 'Occupied' as part of their 'Meet the Artists,' series, with talk-back to follow. 

Tickets are $10 and available here. 

"From 9/11 to the pandemic, Amelia and Jac have been best friends who share everything with each other. As the play hopscotches from one American tragedy to the next, the two girls turn into women. They try to understand how their own lives fit into the history of our time from the perspective of a series of bathroom stalls over the years. Comedic, heartfelt and true, Occupied traces the path of this generation through a personal lens."

FEARLESS is a play Reading and Storytelling event sponsored by ICWP to inspire Women facing sexual and domestic violence in Nigeria.

This event will be a physical one in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria with virtual participation from all persons outside Nigeria.

Registration link- http://bit.ly/FEARLESSWOMEN

SATE Ensemble theatre in St. Louis, MI (http://satestl.org) will be presenting their Fifth Annual Aphra Behn Festival virtually, beginning this evening, 4/30/21 through 5/2/21 at 8:00 PM CST. My one-act zoom play, 'Two of Every Animal,' is included in the line-up of three new plays written and directed by women.

Tickets are $10.00 and available here: https://tinyurl.com/aphrabehn

Two of Every Animal, by Aly Kantor, directed by Alexis Coleman

Performed by Julie Amuedo and Carolina Queiroz Couto

Scenic Design by Sebastian Montowine

Costume Design by Liz Henning

"Most of humanity has chosen to leave Earth and seek greener pastures, but two young scientists have chosen to stay behind as stewards of the genetic memory of the natural world. When one scientist’s interest in a specimen turns into an obsession, both women begin to understand the weight of the sacrifice they have made to secure a future for the many species the human race has failed."

Tickets are $10.00 and available here: https://tinyurl.com/aphrabehn

Written and Performed by Mia Rae Smith .

Live Stream Performance Reading

Hosted by the Whitney Plantation Museum. This work has been made possible through a grant from the International Centre for Women Playwrights. 

" Her character work is masterful." 
Toronto Now Magazine

Register for the online performance here: 

Virtual Reading for my solo play Rooted In Roux! This play is about the connection between African American food and ancestral lineage. The show is on April 29th, 2021 at 6:00pm CST. 

Link to tickets

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U71qzHhHSs28YkuvZ9EZoA 

3 Nights Live streaming 4/12, 4/19 and 4/26 at 8pm

Conceived by Susan Cinoman, directed by Karen Carpenter, with 36 diverse playwrights all writing about Menstruation! a portion of the proceeds will go to support funding for menstrual products for all people who menstruate worldwide. 

https://www.periodpieceplay.com

Written and directed by Ali MacLean

with:

Alexandra Hellquist

Adam J. Smith

Rob Nagle

Felipe Figueroa

Harry Groener

Kevin Comartin

Leilani Squire

a virtual reading as part of 

Ensemble Studio Theatre LA's SPRINGfest 2021