Caffrey Girl Production’s “Parallel Lives” to be performed

CARMEL, Calif. - Feb. 7, 2016 - PRLog -- A Caffrey Girl Production has recently been created by founder and actress, Chris Caffrey, to produce plays written by women, for women.

A Caffrey Girl Production’s first play will be “Parallel Lives” written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy and will be performed on Friday night, February 26 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 27^th at both 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, February 28^th at 2:30 p.m. at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, 4th and Guadalupe in Carmel-by-the-Sea 831-624-7491.Sales from the concessions at all performances will be donated to the Gathering for Women. Tickets are $20 and will be available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door at the Carl Cherry Center.

According to the Pacific Grove-based founder Chris Caffrey, “I started Caffrey Girl Production in 2015 after viewing the season’s offering of plays and auditions in the area. I was dismayed by the lack of plays by women playwrights. In addition, the roles for women, especially mature women, were even more dismal. I wanted to be able to showcase women at their best, whether it’s writing a great play or performing in roles that are not defined by a secondary role to a male lead. I want to be able to give women directors a platform to showcase their directorial talents. Women have so much to offer the theater community and I plan on giving them that platform to showcase their talents!”

About “Parallel Lives”

by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy

In the opening scene, two Supreme Beings plan the beginning of the world. Once they decide on the color scheme of the races, a little concerned that white people will feel slighted being such a boring color, they create sex and the sexes. From this moment, the audience is whisked through the outrageous universe of Kathy and Mo, where actresses will play men and women struggling through the common rituals of modern life: teenagers on a date, sisters at their grandmother’s funeral, a man and a woman in a country western bar. With boundless humor, PARALLEL LIVES reexamines the ongoing quest to find parity and love in a contest handicapped by capricious gods or in this case, goddesses. –Variety

The cast for Parallel Lives features Chris Caffrey, Pamela Crane, Linda Dale, Diamond Gaskins, Starla Reynolds, Jennie Sawyer, Elizabeth Schrey, Gwen Woods. Producer-Chris Caffrey and Director-Elizabeth Schrey.

Also coming up on May 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2016, A Caffrey Girl Production will have its second production, “Motherhood Out Loud”.


About Chris Caffrey

Born in Cleveland, Ohio to a prominent Irish family, the 59-year old Chris Caffrey is dedicated to helping women, especially those in theatre, seniors and homeless women. She recently retired from a 33-year management career at AT&T. Chris is a comedian and has performed for several years with the local improv troupe Mirth-o-Matics. She is also an actress and has performed as Kate in the play, “Sylvia”, at the Paper Wing Theatre, one of the Sisters in “HMS Pinafore”, Bruce Arliss Wharf Theater, the Wicked Witch of the West for Directors Showcase at MPC and the mother in “Picnic”, Directors Showcase, MPC. In addition to A Caffrey Girl Production, Chris also owns Channels of Energy, where she teaches Adaptive Yoga for the Flexibly Challenged. She is a Certified Massage Therapist and was trained in Asian Body Work at the Five Branches University in Santa Cruz and San Jose. Her focus is to bring holistic stress management at an affordable price. Chris is also a fabulous Vegan Cook....with an emphasis on what taste good.

Also part of A Caffrey Girl Production are Elizabeth Schrey, Director of “Parallel Lives”, and Lynette Winter, Director of “Motherhood Out Loud”.

About Elizabeth Schrey

Originally from Lafayette, CA, Elizabeth graduated from Southern Oregon University in Ashland Oregon, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts. After graduation, she returned to the Bay Area to work at several theatre companies including California Shakespeare Theater, Town Hall Theatre and San Leandro Players. In addition to designing and stage managing a number of local productions, Elizabeth has held administrative positions for several arts organizations, providing administrative, marketing, fundraising and event support.

To arrange an interview with Chris Caffrey, contact Wendy Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or emailbrickman@brickmanmarketing.com. For more information, go to http://www.acaffreygirlproduction.com or call (831) 238-2399.