Where Are the Women? New Theater Season Announcements Signal a Troubling Setback
by Cara Joy David - Jul 3, 2025
I’ve been writing about the lack of female representation in creative teams for at least 15 years. When I wrote a series on female playwrights a couple of years back, there was a sense that things were getting better. Indeed, when Julia Jordan handed off leadership of the Lillys in December 2023, she proudly reported that gender parity had been reached on off-Broadway stages dedicated to new plays. There was even talk of sunsetting the organization, which has been a driving force in the fight for gender parity.
Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Spring FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2025
Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the line-up for the Spring 2025 First Light Festival. Since 1998, the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project has developed over 300 plays that challenge and broaden the view of science in the popular imagination.
Entertainment+Arts Alliance Sets Nathalie Dortonne As 2023 Collier Writing Fellow
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2023
The Entertainment+Arts Alliance has announced the winner of the 2023 Mamie and Jimmie Collier Writing Fellowship. Nathalie Dortonne, an Atlanta-based writer, has been selected as the recipient of this year's fellowship, which seeks to uplift and support underrepresented voices in the entertainment industry.