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Theatre women create awards in honor of Lillian Hellman

This year a bunch of very high profile theatre writers and others decided that they were tired of women’s work being constantly unacknowledged, so they created The Lilly awards which will honor 17 women theater artists, as well as Mary Rodgers who will ...[Read on]

The Lilly Awards — Kristin Chenoweth’s Statement

On Monday night a packed house gathered at Playwrights Horizons people in NYC to celebrate women working in theatre. A bunch of people including playwrights Theresa Rebeck and Marsha Norman who call themselves the “Committee for the Recognition of Out...[Read on]

Playwright Marsha Norman talks about gender inequity in the theatre

Marsha Norman is one of our best known female playwrights. Her play ‘night Mother won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983, and she has also written the book for the musicals The Secret Garden and The Color Purple. She recently went out on a limb and talked abou...[Read on]

Toronto Announces Docs to Screen at Festival

The Toronto Film Festival has announced 25 documentaries that will screen at this year’s festival. While I won’t pretend that this site or any other has influence on the decisions that are made on what films to screen, I couldn’t help but smile w...[Read on]

Sundance Interview: Adriana Maggs, Director/Writer of Grown Up Movie Star

Adriana Maggs is one of a bunch of up-and-coming female directors with their work on display this year at Sundance. Her writing and directing debut Grown Up Movie Star is in competition this year in the World Cinema Narrative section. Synopsis is below...[Read on]

Inspired by music, Taurus designers find harmony

Popular culture is filled with examples of cars inspiring music. The Beach Boys loved their "Little Deuce Coupe" and, of course, Wilson Pickett sang about "Mustang Sally." Turns out it's a two-way street: Music can inspire car designers, too. A diverse ...[Read on]

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