She Takes Many Forms

The seventh instance of Divafest, the locally produced women's theater festival, comes at you from all over the place. Seattle's Nebunele Theatre company brings Medea Knows Best by Claytie Mason and Alissa Mortenson, an ancient Greek story updated with doo-wop and dollhouses. The Diva Cabaret component features singers Mia Paschal, Amy Tobin, and longtime S.F. entertainer/impresario Sean Owens in drag. A staged reading of War Harvest, Pireeni Sundaralingam's play-in-progress, follows a family whose escape from the brutality of Sri Lankan conflict zones means they are safer but still desperately confused.

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