A ONE-NIGHT BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF IN NYC

V-Day, Ashe' & The Women Donors Network present Swimming Upstream

A Special One-Night Benefit paying tribute to the women of New Orleans and the Gulf South on the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Performances by Troi Bechet, Asali Njeri DeVan, Anne-Liese Juge Fox, Karen-kaia Livers and singers Michaela A. Harrison, Leslie Blackshear Smith and featuring Shirley Knight & Kerry Washington*

Written by 16 New Orleans' women, Swimming Upstream is a powerful theatrical production that tells the raw and soulful stories of women who lived through the flood with grace, rage and great resiliency, punctuated by a flair for story telling, humor and music that comes from being New Orleanian. Purchase your tickets before August 1st and receive a 25% discount per ticket (not applicable to $500 seats) enter code SUSNY10 $250 & $500 tickets gain admission to the post performance reception

*All performers pending scheduling
With generous support from the Rockefeller Foundation and The Culture Project. For more information please go to vday.org/sus

If I were going to be in NYC, I would go. If you're in the area, please consider attending. Seats costing a fraction of $250 are available.

Thanks to Ann for the link.