Holocaust | Ronni Sanlo

Published February 16, 2020

Musings of an Aging Lesbian

There was a program this week about WWII Europe. It shared letters that soldiers wrote to their wives back home. The program touched me deeply. I remember my father’s letters to my mother which was the impetus for my new play The Soldier and the Time Traveler. One day, about 10 years ago, my father

Published February 9, 2020

Musings of an Aging Lesbian

This has been a very difficult week politically which is affecting my life emotionally. Trump has been given a green light by congress to do whatever he darned well pleases, removing his guilt for his tremendous international crimes. His immediate response wad to fire those who testified in favor of the American people and against

Published December 5, 2019

THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – DECEMBER 5

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Yesterday was such a good day. My friend (Isabelle who took my writing class last year) came over. We pretended we were at a coffee shop and just sat and wrote for hours! She’s working on a screenplay while I worked on my stage play Hunted. We both got a

Published October 10, 2019

Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 10

Musings of an Aging Lesbian One of my favorite books is Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. I quote her often. This morning I read: Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness. I do believe it takes both truth and courage to age gracefully. My

Published July 1, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JULY 1

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories and remember… because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks

Published June 23, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 23

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Published June 12, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 12: Remembering Pulse

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Published May 14, 2019

Today in LGBT History – MAY 14

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Published May 10, 2019

Today in LGBT History – MAY 10

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Published May 6, 2019

Today in LGBT History – MAY 6

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Dear Anita Bryant: The Play
A one-act readers’ theater play, both dramatic and humorous, that shares the challenges of pain and the power of forgiveness as it tells stories of LGBTQ history. Now available at Amazon. Purchase your copy here.

The Soldier and the Time Traveler
A one-act readers' theater play of a teen girl from 2019 who travels back to 1945 to accompany her 19 year old great-grandfather, a Jewish American soldier, through the last five months of WWII and the liberation of Dachau. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. Script available August 1, 2019.

The Hunted
A one-act readers theater play that presents the 1950s witch hunts of homosexuals by the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee in Florida's universities. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.

Allegory!
A multiple monologue readers theater of LGBT people in recovery from alcohol and drugs. The stories are heartwarming, painful, humorous, delicate, passionate, and powerful. Complete with powerpoint slides for setting scenes. In process.