| Ronni Sanlo

Strait Knot Productions
fully engaging lesbians in vibrant community

The mission of Strait Knot Productions is to engage lesbians in participation in the arts, enhance lesbian participation in education and create strong community support.

Strait Knot Productions is the creation 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.

Productions and Engagements

August 2023 - Dear Anita Bryant, 2023 First Place Winner, Original One Act Play, Shawnee Institute Playwright Contest
2020-2023 – numerous Lavender Graduation keynotes via zoom
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