The second annual Women's Theater Festival will open Saturday in High Rise East, featuring a wide array of satires and comedies on a number of different women's issues. Eleven different shows will be performed during the week-long event. According to Katie Goodman, chairperson of the event, the festival is organized in conjunction with Black History Month, and features shows on various issues including sexism, racism and homophobia. English Professor Linda Hart, who helped found the event last year, said that since last year's festival went so well, they wanted to do it again. Meister said the main purpose of the festival is to bring more attention to sensitive issues that are often neglected. "It's both to educate and entertain," she said. "A lot of the performers deal directly and indirectly with the issues of racism, sexism and homophobia. Empowerment is one of the major themes that runs throughout the festival. As a minority in our society, facing day-to-day problems, we hope to enable women to overcome difficulties and find their power."
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