League of Professional Theatre Women Announce 2021 Awards
Headlining this year’s awards gala will be Estelle Parsons, who will receive a lifetime achievement award.
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Hanane Hajj Ali, ‘Jogging’ for Survival in Beirut
The Lebanese playwright/performer, who receives a major international award next week, talks about her work, where it comes from, and what it means in this fraught time.
Tonya Pinkins Awarded Rachel Crothers Leadership Award
The League of Professional Theatre Women recognizes Pinkins for her exemplary service to the theatre field.
Hanane Hajj Ali Named Winner of 2020 Gilder/Coigney Award
The League of Professional Theatre Women will present the award in October.
LPTW’s New Count: Gender Parity Up Slightly Off-Broadway
The latest numbers show playwrights and directors edging close to parity, while most designers apart from costumers lag behind.
Study Shows Women Still Under-Employed Off-Broadway
The League of Professional Theatre Women report reveals that aside from costuming and stage management, many production jobs are still not close to gender parity.
The Refuge of the Stage
What roles can theatre play in the global refugee crisis? Healing, representation—and diversion.
Theatre Women Awards Celebrate and Advocate
The League of Professional Theatre Women’s annual awards honored Rohina Malik, Cricket S. Meyers, Linda Winer, Emily Joy Weiner, Adrienne Campbell-Holt, and Phylicia Rashad.
Betty Corwin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Corwin will be honored by the League of Professional Theatre Women for her work as the founder of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library.
ICWP’s 50/50 Applause Awards Honor Theatres With Gender Parity
Dozens of theatres worldwide are recognized for staging works by female playwrights for 50 percent of their season.
