Parity Productions to Mark 10-Year Anniversary at Awards Ceremony

Parity Productions will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the Helen Mills Event Space and Theater in Manhattan. The Annual Awards Ceremony & Celebration will mark a decade of championing gender equality in theater while honoring two exceptional playwrights whose work represents the future of the American stage.

New York State Senator Erik Bottcher will present Parity Productions with a special proclamation recognizing the organization's contributions to the theater community. A longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the arts, Bottcher represents Manhattan's West Side and has been a vocal supporter of a more inclusive New York.

The evening will also celebrate the recipients of Parity's 19th and 20th Parity Development Awards to Nico Pang and Kenndall Wallace. The Parity Development Award provides early to mid-career playwrights with financial support and a year of dedicated development.

Broadway legend Baayork Lee, an original cast member of A Chorus Line and an acclaimed director and choreographer, will present the award to Nico Pang for I Think I Was Born Missing You. Tony Award-winning producer Alia Jones-Harvey, whose Broadway credits include A Strange Loop, Hell's Kitchen and Buena Vista Club, will present the award to Kendall Wallace for RACHEL. Both playwrights will be celebrated with live excerpts from their award-winning works.

For ten years, Parity Productions has worked to address the persistent gender disparities in American theater by supporting the work of women, trans, gender-expansive, and intersex artists. Despite meaningful progress, these artists continue to face unequal access to production opportunities and institutional support. Parity's mission remains as urgent today as it was at the company's founding.