Strait Knot Productions
providing production opportunities in the arts

Strait Knot Productions is the product of Dr. Ronni Sanlo and Dr. Kelly Watson. Kelly was the co-founder of women’s recovery and outpatient centers in Arizona and worked with the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors to achieve mental health treatment parity in insurance coverage. Kelly earned a bachelors and a doctorate from UCLA where she also graduated from the UCLA School of Dentistry. She worked in the mental health and substance abuse treatment field to ensure that women’s issues were addressed and remains active in the recovery community in both Palm Springs and Sequim, Washington. Kelly’s passion for production was ignited when she became the executive producer of the award-winning documentary Letter to Anita and the film Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen.

Join us in the creation of our new book
Nouns are the First Things to Go!

Kelly and Ronni are working on a book about the unexpected things that happen while aging…and there are many! A sudden desire for afternoon naps, things that go bump in your mouth, vaginal and rectal prolapses (who knew????), failing (and falling) body parts, 7:30 bedtime, farting and other noises, technology glitches. We want to know what you’ve learned about the excitement of aging…things your mother never told you. They may be humorous or sad or make you angry. You may make a bullet points list or write a full-on essay. Either way, your contribution of words, with your permission, of course, will be acknowledged. Please send your thoughts and stories to us at kellyandronni@gmail.com. We look forward to reading about your experiences. The book - to be entitled Nouns are the First Things to Go - will be published through Strait Knot Productions.
Deadline: April 1, 2023. Do it! Write ON!

Kelly is the executive producer of:

Film:
Miss Lillian – The Lillian Carter Story by Carol Swarbrick
Nice Chinese Girls Don’t: Kitty Tsui by Jennifer Abod
Trasher by Kate Johnston
Kiss Me, Kill Me by Casper Andreas
The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen by Jennifer Abode
Letter to Anita by Andrea Meyerson

Plays:
Sing, Meadowlark by Ronni Sanlo
Dear Anita Bryant by Ronni Sanlo

Vocal by Carol Swarbrick, words and music by Michele Weiss and Lin Philippi

The Soldier and the Time Traveler by Ronni Sanlo

Productions and Engagements

 

  • October, 2020 – Mad Cow Theater (Orlando) Women’s Fest - Dear Anita Bryant
  • August 7-8, 2020, Port Angeles Community Theater, Port Angeles, WA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – directed by Carol Swarbrick Dries.
  • June 19, 2019 – Palm Springs Table Read – The Soldier and the Time Traveler
  • April 26, 2019, The Villages, FL – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Bacall Center
  • April 20, 2019, University of Florida – Lavender Graduation
  • April 18, 2019, University of North Florida – Lavender Graduation
  • April 16, 2019, University of South Florida – Lavender Graduation
  • April 7, 2019, Palm Springs, CA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Desert Rose Theater
  • March 2, 2019, Palm Springs, CA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Rainbow Youth Summit
  • February 19, 2019, San Diego, CA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Diversionary Theater
  • February 19, 2019, San Diego, CA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Children’s Theater
  • February 15, 2019, Palm Springs, CA – Dear Anita Bryant Readers Theater – Camelot Theater
  • March 10, 2018, Palm Springs CA – Sing Meadowlark Readers Theater – Four Seasons Theater
  • November 2017, Sequim, WA – Sing Meadowlark Readers Theater – Discovery Bay Theater
  • August 2017, The Villages, FL – Sing Meadowlark Readers Theater – Bacall Center 

For more information: StraitKnotProductions@gmail.com

 

  • Cast of Dear Anita Bryant, Diversionary Theater, San Diego