"Now That She's Gone!" May 9, 2008

Now That She’s Gone:
Unraveling the Mystery of My Mother
A One-Woman Show Written and Performed by
Ellen Snortland
 
Denver's own Ellen Snortland performs her one-woman show, Now That She's Gone! in an evening of laughter and inspiration to benefit Spirit of Being Human at 8 p.m. on Mother’s Day weekend, Friday, May 9  at The Belmar Center, 405 S Teller St. in Lakewood. Tickets are $75 for Priority Seating and include a reception with Hors d' Oeuvres and Hosted Bar beginning at 6:30 p.m. A show only ticket is available for $30; seating is general admission with the doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 303-648-6334 or online at www.spiritofbeinghuman.org.
 
Now That She's Gone is a play that explores Ellen Snortland’s often hilarious, irreverent and sometimes torturous relationship with her Norwegian-American mother. It has been described as a Lily Tomlin / Garrison Keillor / Eve Ensler hybrid. Passionate, poignant and funny in turns. A memoir piece with Eleanor Roosevelt, sex, drugs and lutefisk.
 
Nora Dunn, "Saturday Night Live" alum says, "Ms. Snortland has written a show with great tenderness, surprise, and revelation” and Gloria Steinem says, “She has a gift for being serious and funny, making you laugh and understand at the same time.”
 
Ellen Snortland has her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Her work as an author, self-defense advocate, and instructor has been featured on Dateline NBC. Ms. Snortland has worked in the media and entertainment industries as an actor, producer, commentator, and writer, with a regular column in the Pasadena Weekly and frequent contributions to Ms. Magazine. Her acclaimed one-woman show, Now That She's Gone is a comic memoir about growing up Norwegian American. Snortland has attended United Nations world conferences and the Commission on the Status of Women as an NGO delegate and journalist. Ms. Snortland believes that "Think Globally, Act Locally" is vital for women and girls, arguing that females of all species know how to protect themselves and it's a birthright for human females, too. She says, "There's nothing more local than one's own body." She is currently raising funds for and directing, Beauty Bites Beast, a documentary based on her self-defense advocacy. You can reach her at: www.snortland.com. 
 
Spirit of Being Human, a non-profit corporation formed in May of 2005, was created for the purpose of causing honoring to become a part of a worldwide focus for human beings.  We are actively engaged in bringing plans and programs into existence that focus on awakening and deepening a profound respect and appreciation for what it is to be human. The mission of Spirit of Being Human is to have honoring and appreciating people be part of the fabric of life, and to be the source of a worldwide focus for human beings everywhere, to be actively engaged in honoring the dignity of humanity.
The 5 aspects of honoring are: Acceptance, appreciation, respect, acknowledgement, celebration.
 
Now That She's Gone!
An evening of laughter and inspiration honoring mother/daughter relationships.
Proceeds benefit the Spirit of Being Human.
Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
The Belmar Center • 405 S Teller Street, Lakewood CO 80226
$75 per person • VIP Reception & Priority Seating at 6:30 p.m.
$30 per person • General Admission at 7:30 p.m.
303-648-6334 or online at www.spiritofbeinghuman.org.

Official Website: http://www.spiritofbeinghuman.org