CLICK HERE to read the full magazine online! We are dedicating this International Issue of WOMEN IN THEATRE (WIT) to the vision of expanding our horizons and bridging the borders of the world’s theaters. This WIT edition focuses on innovative theatre women (LPTW members, affiliates, and non-members) who create, produce, and/or perform work that gives …
Last week was one of those weeks where a handful of organizations decided to send out their rejections on the same day, a sort of kick ‘er while she’s down conspiracy. I’m fairly adept at bouncing back from the steady trickle of gracious declinations or outright refusals, fueling up on the intermittent yeses or waitlistings or finalings. …
The League of Professional Theatre Women is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote visibility and increase opportunities for women in the Professional Theatre. We do this through numerous programs and events. Please take a look throughout this site to find out all that we do for women in theatre. The League of Professional Theatre …
WOMEN IN THEATRE Magazine 2011-2012 WOMAN NATION: WOMEN LEADING U.S. THEATRES IN THE 21ST CENTURY This celebratory issue of WOMEN IN THEATRE Magazine is a 54-page issue featuring profiles of artistic directors such as Diane Paulus of A.R.T. in Cambridge, Mass.; Raelle Myrick-Hodges of Brava Theater Center in San Francisco; Susan Booth at the Alliance in Atlanta, …
Catherine Castellani What does it mean to describe a play as feminist? What are you looking for when you put out a call for “feminist” scripts? This series is an exploration of possible answers from different angles by WIT Online, a journal of the League of Professional Theatre Women. Sylvia Milo in The Other Mozart. Photo … Continue reading
By LPTW VP of Programming Shellen Lubin. This piece continues a partnership between HowlRound and the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). In 2012, LPTW launched its journal WITOnline, and in 2015, it will become a searchable resource for the field, building a women’s history of theatre through in-depth profiles, interviews, and articles. Find all … Continue reading
Nannerl was someone who could have had a big life and a game-changing effect on the world. But she didn’t. So we had to find, express, theatricalize, why. —Isaac Byrne, director, The Other Mozart Maria Anna von Berthold zu Sonnenburg, née Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart, known in intimate circles as Nannerl, and remembered (when remembered) … Continue reading
Founded in 2004, MOXIE Theatre was created to shatter stereotypes of “women’s work” and to bring new women’s voices to the American stage. In its short history, MOXIE has received rave reviews, national notice and awards, and has been recognized several times as one of the small companies making a major impact on the theatre … Continue reading
I recently wrote R Culture, a satire about our/rape culture, which premiered at IRT Theater in November. The play contextualizes various elements within American culture to illustrate how they contribute to the USA being a country where rape is prevalent. The particularities include street harassment, victim blaming, “slut shaming,” sex-ed, bridezillas, football, collegiate mishandling of … Continue reading
The New York Times posed this question on April 29 when the Tony nominations were announced. It’s a problem that’s getting long in the tooth; for years we’ve known that over 60 percent of the ticket buyers and “butts in seats” are women, and yet less than 20 percent of the stories staged are written, … Continue reading
For as far back as I can remember I had always wanted to be an actor. Throughout my childhood and adolescence, I acted in every school production and spent a few summers at drama camp. Yeah I was that kid. In college I majored in theater and studied abroad at a prestigious acting school in Dublin, Ireland. … Continue reading
