In SUFFS, the new Broadway musical which opened this week at the Music Box, a character says, “Progress is possible, but it’s not guaranteed.” For those of us who are alternating between hurling things at TV news and finding some way to prevent our country from sliding into autocracy, here are some tactics that might … Continue reading
Category Archives: Advocacy
CELEBRATING 1,000 YEARS OF WOMEN WRITING PLAYS
by Alexis Greene Hrotsvitha and Alice Childress; Rachilde and Zora Neale Hurston; Ana Caro and Mrs. Harlow Phibbs. They lived centuries and continents apart, but they shared two enticing characteristics: they were women and they were playwrights. And now they are among the 250 dramatists who constitute “ON HER SHOULDERS: Celebrating 1,000 Years of … Continue reading
Combating Global Narratives by Ashley Hajimirsadeghi
In a world filled with anxiety and fear due to the ongoing pandemic, as theatres remained shuttered and the future seemed uncertain, a group of women from all over the world started an online project. These women met virtually during the League of Professional Theatre Women’s Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award 2020 event week. Initiated and … Continue reading