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In 1977 singer Anita Bryant kicked off her anti-gay work in an effort to repeal Miami’s new non-discrimination ordinance. Successful, Bryant took that campaign on the road across the country. The next year the Florida legislature ruled that lesbians and gay men were not fit parents. In 1979, Ronni Sanlo came out as a lesbian and lost custody of her two young children. Years later, she wrote a letter to Anita Bryant. This readers theatre stage play, both dramatic and humorous, shares the challenges of pain and the power of forgiveness, as it tells the stories of LGBT history during that time through the AIDS crisis to the present.
Dear Anita Bryant News!
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Michele Weiss, (Frannie Sanders) is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project and palmspringstheatre.com with her wife Dee Jae Cox. She’s a producer, songwriter, voice-over artist and performing member of The Improvables, the desert’s premier Improv group. Michele is thrilled to be a part of this powerful production.
Lin Phillippi, (Woman #2) is a multi-talented artist, musician, author and actor. She has appeared in several local plays including Ronni Sanlo’s readers’ play Sing, Meadowlark, and has performed as a professional singer and musician for 15 years as Lynn Phillips. She is a member of The Improvables, the desert’s premier Improv group. Lin is excited and proud to be a part of Dear Anita Bryant.
Kerrie Terry, (Letter Reader,) has lived in the Coachella Valley for 35 years. She is new to theater, making her debut last year in Ronni Sanlo’s readers’ play Sing, Meadowlark and The Vagina Monologues. Dear Anita Bryant is very special to Kerrie, as she vividly remembers that time period and how it influenced her life.
Tom Kuhn, (Man 2) is new to theater but he's no stranger to using his voice to promote a variety of other platforms especially in political and social justice movements and as an advocate for the homeless community. He is honored to help bring this story of activism to the stage at a time when our voices need to be louder than ever.
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Ronni Sanlo, (Playwright) Author, LGBT historian, and playwright Dr. Ronni Sanlo began writing Readers’ Theater plays in just the past few years. Her first, Sing Meadowlark, has been performed around the country. Dear Anita Bryant is her second. Her third play, The Soldier and the Time Traveler, is currently being readied for table reads. Now retired, Dr. Sanlo directed the UCLA LGBT Center and was a professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. Prior to her work in Higher Education, Ronni was an HIV epidemiologist in Florida. Ronni and her wife Kelly Watson
Kelly Watson, (Executive Producer,) became interested in supporting LGBT film and theater several years ago. Her powerful production commitment assists artists with getting their works to the public.
David Brooks, (Man 1) has been a resident of the Coachella Valley for 10 years, appearing in productions at the Palm Canyon Theatre, the Desert Theatreworks, Green Room and Script2Stage2Screen. He is a member of The Improvables, the desert’s premier Improv group. This is his directorial debut in the Valley. He is extremely honored to be part of this wonderful production!
Mei Ling Tom, (Woman 3) is new to theatre making her debut last year in Ronni Sanlo’s readers’ play Sing, Meadowlark. She is a mother of two children, Miranda and Aaron. After retiring from teaching, Mei Ling serves on the Board of Directors for the L-Fund and volunteers for The LGBT Center, and The Neuro Vitality Center. She enjoys dancing hula, yoga and traveling. Mei Ling is proud to be a part of this amazing production!
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