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LOS ANGELES WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026 HONOREE
Yvonne is this year's recipient of the 2026 Eternity Award presented to an artist
or individual whose lifetime achievements have made a lasting
contribution to the world of theatre.
Yvonne Farrow, an Arts Manager II with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Performing Arts Division (PERF), currently serves as DCA's Project Manager overseeing the renovation of the historic Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center from construction through its grand re-opening. Once complete, she will serve as Co-Director with WACO Theatre Center's Shay Wafer. Other duties include Program Manager for the Leimert Park Cultural Hub, facilitator of the Performing Arts Alliance, PERF’s marketing liaison, and Department Chief Sustainability Officer (DCSO), Office of Mayor Karen Bass. Dubbed a cultural planner, Farrow is a member of the Black Planners of Los Angeles, serves as a core planning partner on Senator Smallwood-Cuevas’ Black Cultural District committee led by LA Commons, and is a member of the Western Arts Alliance. A former model and concert dancer, Farrow is an award-winning actress and producer. She is co-partner in Twinbiz Productions with her twin sister, Yvette Heyliger, writing, directing, and producing plays and films in service of social change. Their productions have been presented mainstage at the International Black Theatre Festival where they received the inaugural, NBTF Emerging Producer Award, and moved on to regional productions and film festivals winning awards and accolades. Yvonne choreographed ballets for classical concert choral groups (without sacrificing the choral sound) to world-wide acclaim. She is a published writer and contributing editor for Black Masks: Spotlight on Black Theatre. Farrow is a proud Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival alum who served on LAWTF’s Board of Directors as Sergeant-at-Arms where she also wrote, directed and choreographed LAWTF’s 19th Anniversary Gala and Awards Show, Shine! Yvonne is this year's recipient of the 2026 Eternity Award presented to an artist or individual whose lifetime achievements have made a lasting contribution to the world of theatre.
For more information and reservations for the Los Angeles Women Theatre Festival’s, “In Tribute To” Opening Night Champagne GALA and Awards Show and their “In Strength We Carry” solo artists festival schedule visit lawtf.org or call 818.760.0408.
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