Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Time for action. This Weekly Howl focuses on concrete ideas and practices for achieving Gender Parity in the theatre.

Rachel Grossman of dog & pony dc writes about her experience as a female artistic director, and the problematic side effects of working in a post-feminist art form while still grappling with pre-feminist issues.

Heather Kitchen offers reflective insight on gender parity and shares examples on how it has affected her career.

Lauren Gunderson writes about the failings of theatre to be a lens for society, and the inability to properly represent real life without the voices of women.

Alisa Solomon shares the complex history of A Trip to Bountiful's journey to Broadway.

Lauren Gunderson interviews playwright Lydia Diamond about feeling forced to choose a piece of her marginalized self to construct her stories.

Julia Jordan writes about the push for gender parity in theater, and how demanding change is vital to fixing theater's woman problem.

With the community advocating for better gender parity, Theatre Bay Area has made a commitment to furthering the discussion about gender bias and how to take action.

Brad Erickson interviews Carey Perloff about gender parity, women in leadership, and working as the artistic director of the ACT.

Virginia Grise interviews Playwright Patricia Ione Lloyd about her work and process.

Jody Christopherson interviews theatre heavyweights Ruth Maleczech, Normandy Raven Sherwood, and Julie Atlas Muz.

Deanna Downes on her experience assisting in the development of Party People, and the lessons she is carrying into her own work as a director.

Lynne Meadow chats with Gladys Chen about their theatres, who and what shaped them as artists and leaders, and how they manage their lives outside of theatre.

Jeff Freeman chats with Benny Sato Ambush about Emerson Stage.

Golden Thread Productions was founded to fill the gap in representation for Middle Eastern perspective and dialogue. Torange Yeghiazarian, founder and executive artistic director tells the story of Golden Thread's founding and development.

Laura Shamas on the steps she and Jennie Webb took to create of the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, and the lessons they have learned along the way.

Akiba Abaka discusses her experience at the Model the Movement conference in Boston.

For the North Carolina "Triangle" City Series, Lauren Keating interviews director Joseph Haj about theatre-making in a prison, divserity in theatre-leadership, and his path towards artistic direction.

After Hillary Clinton spoke at Georgetown University on the topic of human rights, it moved Derek Goldman to reflect on why theatre is the tool for global conversations.

Kathy Hsieh calls for artists to take action, flex their playwriting muscle and create the stories you want to see on stage. It is a way of being pro-active of how your community grows.

P. Carl on why the lack of stories on American Stages about those who do not identify with a single gender, and the need to change it.