WomenArts Points Up Gender Disparities in Bay Area Theatre
A new study finds that only around a quarter of plays produced in recent years were by women, with figures for directors and actors closer to parity.
All Stories About gender parity
Gender Parity the English Way
How one small London theatre has rallied the big ones to recognize and address the gender gap on U.K. stages.
Taylor Mac's 'Hir': Just Your Average Kitchen-Sink, Genderqueer Family Drama
The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.
Offscript: Awake & Online
“It’s the bitch of living.” Except not really. In this episode of Offscript, we talk to arts reporter Linda Buchwald about “Spring Awakening” at Deaf West Theatre, which uses deaf actors and sign language to add a new dimension to the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical about teenage desires in 19th-century Germany. Plus our editors argue over gender parity and the politics of representation.
Naomi Iizuka's 'Good Kids' Tackles Sexual Assault at Universities
Naomi Iizuka’s newest play ‘Good Kids’ begins its rolling premiere as part of the Big Ten New Play Initiative dedicated to commissioning female playwrights.
A Note From the Editor-in-Chief (October 2014)
“American Theatre” editor Jim O’Quinn gives a run-down of what to expect in the magazine’s October 2014 “Season Preview” issue.
Women Push for Equality On and Off Stage
Suzy Evans on efforts to close theatre’s gender gap.
What Do We Want? Theatre! When Do We Want it? Now!
Anne Hamilton’s oral history project, TheatreNow!, highlights important female figures in the American theatre landscape.
Not There Yet
What will it take to achieve equality for women in the theatre?
Designing Women
A panel points to myths and double standards. Plus: Movement Theatre International seeks a new space.
