The new play “The Homecoming Queen” marks Ngozi Anyanwu’s Off-Broadway playwriting debut. We spoke with her about her inspiration for the play and how current events changed it, her writing process, and balancing both acting and writing.
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Founding artistic director Kelley Girod, director Candis Jones, and playwrights Sandra A. Daley-Sharif, Shelley Fort, Gethsemane Herron-Coward, Charly Evon Simpson, and Mona R. Washington talk about The Fire This Time Festival and being women of color making theatre.
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In the last century, women were at the forefront of lighting design’s major changes, both technological and conceptual, and yet men have dominated its ranks. We look at the history of women in the lighting design field, and talk to current female lighting designers about why a field created by women has such an unequal gender balance.
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Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver founded Split Britches and the WOW Café in the East Village, which was a home for and central to the development of feminist and queer theatre. They’re now presenting “Unexploded Ordnances” at La MaMa. We talk with them about how their process for making work has evolved, changes in theatre since the 1980s, their thoughts on not getting the same credit as men, their legacy, and more.
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There’s a group of women who have combined their artistic and business skills to create their own businesses in addition to their careers in the theatre. We talked to four of them—Jeanna De Waal, who runs Broadway Weekends, a theatre workshop for adults; Sas Goldberg, who owns Name Glo, a neon sign company; Sydney Morton, who started a party planning business; and Jennifer Laura Thompson, who makes and sells her own jewelry—about their other careers as business women.
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Anne Kauffman has had a big year. We recently sat down to talk to her about staging “Hundred Days,” her feelings on her Broadway debut, her plans for Off-Center, and her thoughts about the category of “female director.”
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Kate Hamill and Amanda Dehnert are currently presenting a theatrical adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice.” We talk with them about the importance of women-centered theatrical narratives and what it’s like to adapt a work by Jane Austen.
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In “Today Is My Birthday,” a woman returns home to Hawai’i to figure out her life. In an unusual twist of form, the play’s over 50 scenes all happen over the phone, on the radio, or through other forms of indirect communication. We talk to Susan Soon He Stanton, Palmer Hefferan, and Jennifer Ikeda about the play.
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In “Describe the Night”, the audience travels ninety years in Russian history—some events real and some fictional—and follows three different, interconnected plots. We talk with director Giovanna Sardelli about the evolution of “Describe the Night,” staging a show with multiple plots and time jumps, and more.
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Judy Kuhn and Samantha Massell discuss the similarities and differences between the original Broadway production of “Rags” and the current production at Goodspeed, and how the show still resonates today.
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Krysta Rodriguez is currently starring in the play “What We’re Up Against,” which deals with sexism in the workplace. We talk to Krysta about what drew her the play, gender dynamics, roles for women, advocating for herself, and more.
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Over nine weeks, we spoke with the actresses who make up the team of “The Wolves” at Lincoln Center Theater. This week we talk to Tedra Millan. Check out what she has to say and keep scrolling for more interviews!
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In Jocelyn Bioh’s new play “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play,” a group of teenage girls at a boarding school in Ghana compete over who will be the school’s entry for the Miss Ghana contest. We speak with Jocelyn about the inspiration behind “School Girls,” her writing process, and balancing both writing and acting.
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Judy Hegarty Lovett has become known as one of the premiere interpreters of Samuel Beckett’s work. We speak to her about adapting Beckett’s novels for the stage.
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Producer Daryl Roth, now nearing the end of her third decade of producing, has become a staple of Broadway and Off-Broadway. We speak with her about her outlook on producing, the story behind “Indecent,” producing work by women, and more.
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We gathered a group of directors ranging from emerging to having directed on Broadway—Sash Bischoff, Kel Haney, Candis C. Jones, Rachel Klein, Kimberly Senior, Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, and Whitney White—to talk about their outlooks, mentorship, having authority, and more.
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Cristin Milioti on her role in the new play “After the Blast” at Lincoln Center, the pressure of likability, frustrating casting notices for women, and more.
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We talk to playwright Anna Ziegler and director Gaye Taylor Upchurch about the process for their new play “The Last Match.”
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We talk to Diana Oh about the evolution of “{my lingerie play} 2017: THE CONCERT AND CALL TO ARMS!!!!!!!!! The Final Installation” and what she hopes audiences will take away from it.
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Paula Scher is one of the leading graphic designers in the country. She’s responsible for the branding of a number of major theatre and performing arts organizations, including the iconic Public Theater posters and logos. We sat down with her to discuss how she branded The Public Theater and other institutions, how she thinks theatre marketing can be improved, and her design process.
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This year for “Women to Watch” we spotlight women working behind the scenes in theatre. From publicists to agents to literary managers, it takes a village to make a piece of theatre happen, and there are many talented women in those positions that deserve to have their work in the spotlight. Here are 16 women to watch.
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An inside look at theatrical teaching artists and why providing arts education opportunities to students who might not have it otherwise on a local, national, and global level, is even more crucial in our current turbulent times.
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Saycon Sengbloh is currently playing the demanding role of Hester La Negrita in “In the Blood.” We talk to her about her process, the demands of the role, the play’s politics, and more.
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We talk to the cast of the new play “Mary Jane”– Carrie Coon, Liza Colón-Zayas, Danaya Esperanza, Susan Pourfar, and Brenda Wehle– about their process, themes of the play, and more.
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Profiles of Hallie Flanagan, Barbara Ann Teer, Shauneille Perry, Elisabeth Marbury, Wakako Yamauchi, Aline Bernstein, and Silvia Brito. Women from diverse backgrounds and a range of theatre disciplines who you should know.
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