Women+ on the Edge of Democracy at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

Women+ on the Edge of Democracy is a groundbreaking cultural and civic initiative commissioning 36 prominent women+ playwrights to write ten-minute plays or monologues responding to the current state of democracy in America. Commissioned playwrights include Jane Anderson, Beth Henley, Lynn Nottage, Sarah Ruhl, Heidi Schreck, Dael Orlandersmith, and many others. A marathon world premiere of all commissioned plays will take place at the Flynn in Burlington, Vermont in October 2026, with the complete anthology made freely available for performances by theaters, community groups, and other organizations across the United States between October 23 and November 3, ahead of the U.S. Midterm Elections. The project is a partnership between the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and features original artwork by Paula Scher/Pentagram.