Gender

Porsche McGovern unveils the results of the latest phase of her study of LORT theatre designers. 

Marcina Zaccaria discusses Rolando Sanz’s role in producing and presenting the opera I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk by Andrew Lippa.

Mya Kagan wonders if perhaps women’s submission habits differ from men’s, and whether this affects production statistics.

verity healey discusses Charlene James’ new play Cuttin’ It at the Young Vic in London, England.

Judith Jerome discusses the recent Broadway production of Blackbird by David Harrower.

Regina Buccola discusses Ed Proudfoot’s Chewing on Beckett, a contemporary reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot with an all-female cast. 

How Chicago’s theatre community is seeking to address sexual harrassment in theatre.

In the first installment of his series, playwright Briandaniel Oglesby discusses adapting Romeo & Juliet with youth.

Playwright Kathleen Warnock reports on WOW Café Theatre’s reunion and book launch for Memories of the Revolution, which chronicles the first ten years of WOW Café.

Jonathan Mandell explores the gender politics of Broadway offerings such as American Psycho, Waitress, Eclipsed, The Color Purple, and more.

In this first installment, Playwright Irene Loy discusses how the Hero’s Journey traditionally exists in Western dramatic form and advocates alternative ways of portraying heroes.

Mya Kagan muses on the implications of a script “Max” submitted being named a finalist for a competition.

In this third installment, Victoria Masteller discusses her experience as Associate Director and examines how space informed the production of Love Sonnets.

In this first installment, Director Caitlin Bailey shares her directorial process for Love Sonnets: Things Women Say, a compilation of monologues for women written by Chuck Mee.

In this installment, Matthew Minnicino discusses gender politics in Shakespeare’s work, and productions of King Lear with women starring in the title role.

Chantal Bilodeau on writing ourselves out of the pyramid and why she is breaking up with Aristotle.

Mya addresses what she’ll do if one of Max’s submissions is accepted.

Carey Pucell reports on the harassment faced by women street performers in NYC and the preponderance of street harassment of women in our society.

Scholar Caroline Heafey reports on Fordham University’s Waking the Feminists symposium and the quest for gender parity in Irish theatre.