The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
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Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.
The push for gender equity in American theatre is part of a global struggle, and the stakes are economic as well as spiritual.
Obviously, theatre’s gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.
Appropriation is about more than facepaint; it’s about pretending that minority cultures are metaphors or fantasy worlds or backdrops for white narratives.
For the busy director, who also heads the TEAM, theatre is a continual search for the miraculous.
The late director was expert at new plays, musicals, and classics, and as sensitive with actors as with design. Another art he mastered: friendship.
The longtime publisher of the Washington City Paper will step in as the leader of the service organization.
Thanks to the honor, the Lakota theatre artist will participate in a trans-Atlantic residential retreat.
Finalists for the George Freedley Memorial Award for theatre books includes a pair of biographies: Tennessee Williams, and Henry and Emily Folger.