In October 1978, the Feminist Theatre Study Group picketed five shows on London’s West End, handing out leaflets that began with a few questions. To wit, Did the characters in this play imply that: Blondes are dumb? Wives nag? Feminists are frustrated? Whores have hearts of gold? Mothers-in-law interfere? Lesbians are aggressive? Intellectual women are …
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE Girls at a high school in Afghanistan are delighted to see a performance by women (usually banned from performing). Bond Street Theatre of New York has created four all-women’s theatre groups that perform solely for women. Here we see Simorgh Theatre’s all-women’s group presenting a performance they created about women’s right to … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Leigh Bienen is a Chicago based contributing writer for WIT Online. In this critical essay she examines one of the most ambitious adaptations of a literary work produced in recent years. Find all WIT Online-HowlRound content here. 2666 begins with four European literary critics hot on the trail of the elusive German author Benno von … Continue reading
By Cheryl Davis Any playwright or other theatre artist ought to have some familiarity with the copyright law, not only to protect their own rights to their creative work, but also to understand what kind of work they can use created by somebody else—no one works in a vacuum. Artists are constantly riffing and expanding … Continue reading
“Company manager is one of the hardest jobs on the show.” That’s how Producer Marcia Goldberg, who is also a partner at 321 Theatrical Management, described this pivotal role. They are the lynchpins of every Broadway production and national tour. Yet few people outside the Broadway community know what the company manager’s job is–or that … Continue reading
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
