WomenArts is proud to announce the release of Not Even: A Gender Analysis of 500 San Francisco/Bay Area Theatrical Productions, 2011-2014 by Valerie Weak Founder of the Counting Actors Project, in collaboration […]
WomenArts will celebrate the amazing women’s theatre community of the San Francisco Bay Area with a special Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day event on Saturday, March 28 at 3 p.m. […]
The Playwrights Guild of Canada, in partnership with eight stellar Canadian arts organizations, has announced the launch of Equity in Theatre, a new campaign to promote gender equity in theatre. Led […]
The intrepid LA Female Playwrights Initiative brings SWAN Day to Hollywood this Saturday with their SWAN Day Action Fest, a free festival of playreadings and connections on March 29 from 10:30 […]
Forty-four theatres in Washington, DC will each produce a world-premiere play written by woman in Fall 2015 as part of the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival. Three cheers for the co-organizers […]
For playwrights and other theatre artists who want comprehensive listings of funding and other opportunities, WomenArts highly recommends The Playwrights’ Center. Their website and newsletters are an excellent source of […]
This is a big week for discussions of gender parity in the Bay Area theatre community! While Theatre Bay Area is hosting a fascinating series of interviews on Howlround where […]
Countless women artists have suffered through conferences where the gender discrimination that they face every day is never mentioned. On the rare occasion when gender issues are discussed, it is […]
The International Center for Women Playwrights (ICWP) has announced a new awards program for theatre companies that are achieving gender parity by producing seasons where 50% or more of the […]
Women are the hottest subject at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and there have been lots of great reports and reviews from women who are there. Sundance Board Member Jacki […]
A Birthday Message from Our Executive Director Martha Richards As I celebrate my birthday this week, I feel blessed that I get to work with so many amazing and creative […]
Twenty-two films will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival this year, but not one of them is directed by a woman. A group of French feminist activists known as […]
San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2010 On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, San Franciscans will pack The Independent to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the WomenROCK Collective, a group that has […]
It is always exciting at this time of year to hear from people who are organizing SWAN Day events for next month. As the calls and emails come in, I […]
Melodia Women’s Choir of New York City is an ensemble of 35 singers who perform an eclectic mix of women’s choral music under Artistic Director Cynthia Powell, often shining the […]