The Denver Center for the Performing Arts hosts the 2015 Women with Hattitude benefit for the Women’s Voices Fund Thursday at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
The event, a whimsical celebration of personality and style, is aimed at helping women playwrights and directors be heard. Recognizing the absence of the female voice in American theater, Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson established the Women’s Voices Fund in 2005 to commission, develop and produce new plays by women. Now, 10 years later, the Fund has surpassed $1 million and enabled the Theatre Company to produce 26 plays by women (including nine world premieres), commission 16 female playwrights and hire 20 female directors.
Women with Hattitude starts with wine and networking for up to 600 ladies and gentlemen, followed by an Epicurean-catered lunch with views of the Denver city skyline and Rocky Mountains from the dramatic Seawell Grand Ballroom. After lunch, guests will enjoy a performance and the Macy’s Parade of Hats, featuring 50 of the best hats and outfits at the event, complete with prizes.
Top Hat tickets are available for $100 per person. These include a $50 tax deductible donation to the Women’s Voices Fund and preferred seating plus an invitation to a private reception at the event. Individual tickets are available for $65 per person. Additional information, including full event schedule, can be found at www.denvercenter.org/events/women-with-hattitude-luncheon.
From left, Issie Swickle (who plays ther lead role in ‘Annie’), Denise Snyder and Gloria Neal. Swickle helped Neal check out a chapeau for Hattrude at Snyder’s Cherry Creek North store, Mariel. (Denise Snyder Facebook photo)
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