The "rock.paper.sistahz" festival, now in its third year, is an annual performance work series celebrating black women artists. The 2004 festival, titled "rock.paper.sistahz 3," features a mainstage production of Carol Anderson's After All, which has evolved from a previous workshop. In addition, the festival showcases five new works in development: Mad Miss by Rhoma Spencer, Just Jazz by Honor Ford-Smith (a double bill), The Merry Dancer by Sharon McLead, Nefer-tari by Suleikha Ali Yusuf, tell.tale by Dian Bridge, Djennie Laguerre and Karim Morgan, and Wise Woman of Abyssinia by Rebecca Fisseha. The program also includes a reading of Kimahli Powell's hip-hop musical That's The Way Love Goes and in-house workshops of Namow and True Confessions.... The festival promises a diverse mix of theatrical styles, from poignant drama and experimental work to musical satire and lyrical collages, often adapting traditional stories and exploring contemporary issues facing black women and men.

Credits:

• Artistic Director: ahdri zhina mandiela

• Producer: Kimahli Powell

• Set and Costume Designer: Christine Plunkett

• Lighting Designer: Arun Srinivasan

• Stage Managers: Meredith Kenny, Angie Stillitano

• Apprentice Director: Christine Harris

• Set artwork, "Drifting" by: Andrea Henry

• Presented by: b current

• Location: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto