On the end of The Interval.
Reprieve reimagines three iconic female characters from theatre in a contemporary setting, connected only by the liminal space of one mysterious hotel room. Featuring Ruthie Ann Miles as Laura Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie (written by Laura Eason), Carmen Zilles as Portia from Julius Caesar (written by Tanya Saracho), and Betsy Wolfe as Emily Webb from Our Town (written by Anna Ziegler), this short film from The Interval is directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman.
Inspired by What the Constitution Means to Me, we asked 15 photographers from around the country to photograph teenagers in their communities ranging in age from 13 to 20. Each photographer chose their own subject and submitted work reflective of their point of view. We then asked all the teens, “What do you imagine your life will be like in fifteen years?”
We interview Leigh Silverman and Sonya Tayeh after a rehearsal of The Wild Party at City Center Encores Off-Center and take an in-depth look at their collaboration, what shaped them, being women in the industry, and much more.
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We decided to ask some women between the ages of 18-30 to answer the question: “What did it mean to you to see so many women win Tony Awards this year?” Here’s what they said.
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We talk to Anne Washburn about 10 out of 12, her writing process, developing new work, and more.
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Olivia Cook got to spend the spring working on the musical of Ever After and watching the all-female team in action. She tells us about her experience.
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Some thoughts on feminism and the Tony Awards and how 2015 was a big year for women in the the theatre.
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For our special post-Tonys feature we decided to focus on fashion and how it can be used to empower women of theatre. We collaborated with stylist Micaela Erlanger as she styled Laura Benanti for the Drama Desk Awards and Sutton Foster for the Tony Awards and got their thoughts of fashion and theatre. We also took a look at how fashion has been used as a cultural bridge and innovative tool to recruit new publicity and audiences.
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We go behind the scenes with stylist Micaela Erlanger as she gets Sutton Foster ready for the Tony Awards.
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We talk to Elizabeth Stanley about On the Town, her acting process, the pressures of being a woman in the entertainment industry, and much more.
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On June 7th, when girls across the country turn on the Tony Awards, what do you want them to see?
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We talk to Lisa Kron about Fun Home, her process as a writer, female characters, why she’s sick of talking about gender parity, and much more.
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We paired photographer Sarah Hiatt with actress Erin Davie and sent them off to do a reimagining of the classic and layered Hedda Gabler.
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We talk to Kelli O’Hara in her dressing room before a performance of The King and I and get a rare, in-depth look at one of the premiere leading ladies of the American stage. She speaks about her acting process, her mentors, self-respect, feminism, navigating the entertainment industry, and more.
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We sit down with Jeanine Tesori, the most accomplished female composer in theatre history, for an in-depth talk about Fun Home, composing, her commitment to mentoring young women, being brave, and much more.
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We talk to Megan Sikora about her career in theatre, what a typical day is like, how to make things better for actors with children, and much more.
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We talk to playwright Chisa Hutchinson about her award from the Dramatist Guild for early career playwriting, her process, developing new work, diversity in the theatre, and more.
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We talk to director Kathleen Marshall about Living on Love, directing plays vs. musicals, her process, how she balances directing with being a mother, and much more.
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We talk to playwright Tanya Barfield about Bright Half Light, her writing process, how to improve play new development (especially for women), and much more.
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We talk to Halley Feiffer about I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard, being a writer and actress, her process, writing female characters, and much more.
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We sit down with Laura Benanti and talk about her evolution as an actress, coming of age while working in theatre, creating her own work, being a woman in the entertainment industry, and much more.
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Joan Didion and Jennifer Aniston: Imagined Conversations. Or, the importance of female mentors.
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We talk to Laura Eason about having two of her plays in New York in one season, her thoughts on writing female characters, her writing process, and much more.
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We talk to designer Mimi Lien about her precess for designing sets, her work on The Oldest Boy, what inspires her, and much more.
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We sit down for a long talk with Marsha Norman about her career as a playwright, her influences, her work to improve gender parity in the theatre, The Bridges of Madison County, and much more.
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We talk to playwright Julia Jordan about her study on gender parity in theatre, how women are talked about in the press, her work with The Lilly Awards, her writing, and more.
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We talk to director Anne Kauffman about You Got Older, directing new plays, what influences her, women on and off stage, and much more.
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