We Are Part of the Problem—and of the Solution
Year after year, our national season preview survey shows a 4-to-1 ratio of male to female playwrights. What can we do about it?
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Year after year, our national season preview survey shows a 4-to-1 ratio of male to female playwrights. What can we do about it?
Of 1,914 shows planned for the 2015-16 season, how many are written by women? We’ve got the stats.
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.
Do men write better plays than women? We think we know that’s not true. So why does the disparity persist?
Obviously, theatre’s gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.
Two works from the Bard round off productions of Wilson and Shaw.
A trio of picture-book adaptations round out the season.
Shawna Franks passes baton to Los Angeles-based actor/director.