September 10, 2012
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Teaser
Yesterday I spent 4 wonderful hours in this amazing house in Bernal Heights filled with women theatre artists. It was fantastic! Why were we there? What were we doing?
Well, I’m going to write a 2amTheatre post answering both those questions, but I did want to just mention it here briefly on my own blog. A sort of teaser for the thought piece I’m working on for 2amTheatre.
We were there to discuss women in theatre. Discuss seasons that lack women playwrights. Discuss the need for more roles for women actors and more directing opportunities for women directors.
But we weren’t just there to discuss. We were there to start a course of action. Because no theatre in this day and age should think it’s acceptable that they just “couldn’t find any good plays by women” to produce in their season. If you ask me, if you can’t find them it’s not because they aren’t out there. It’s because you’re not really looking.
I understand. That’s some tough medicine to swallow. No one wants to look in the mirror and see that they’re falling short when it comes to equal representation. But isn’t that what theatre does? It holds up a mirror so we can examine ourselves–the good, the bad and the possible future?
-M
