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September 6, 2005

THEATRE UNBOUND PRESENTS "FINDING VOICE"
PLAYWRITING CONTEST WINNER
Small Stone chronicles Argentina's Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

Theatre Unbound presents a staged reading of Small Stone by Adina L. Ruskin on Saturday, September 24th at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis. Small Stone follows three Argentinian mothers whose grown children are "disappeared" by the military dictatorship - and who discover their strength as they come together to demand the truth about the fate of their loved ones. Ms. Ruskin's script is the winner of Theatre Unbound's "Finding Voice" script contest for work by women playwrights, which drew 53 entries from 20 states and Canada.

Small Stone will have one performance only: Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 PM. Mixed Blood Theatre is located at 1501 South 4th Street, in the Seven Corners neighborhood of Minneapolis. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted.

"We designed 'Finding Voice' to attract scripts by women, about women building community and making a difference," says Theatre Unbound Artistic Director Stacey Poirier. "Adina Ruskin's play stood out because it shows women responding to tragedy by reaching out to each other and insisting on being heard. And it feels especially timely to us now, in the context of Cindy Sheehan's vigil in Texas."

Adina L. Ruskin's plays include The Art of Remembering and Hispanic Mosaic. Her prize-winning work has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (BBC "Best of the Fringe") and The Library of Congress, and published by Dramatists Play Service.

Theatre Unbound's reading of Small Stone will be directed by Unbound company member Delta Giordano, with dramaturgical support from Cheap Theatre Artistic Director Erica Christ.

Theatre Unbound produces high quality, visionary theatre created by women - powerful stories that represent women in active pursuit of their goals and desires; female perspectives on universal struggles and achievements.

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