Works By Women: Celebrate International Women's Day in NYC

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 2/24/15 Celebrate International Women Artists in NYC Volunteer to work with veterans New discount codes for Works by Women members! Member Corner Shows SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK Disgraced SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK Josephine and ICafe Pen FEATURE Celebrate International Women Artists in NYC   Join International Women's Artist Salon for their fourth annual homage to inspirational women on Sunday March 8th, International Women's Day. Monologues, poems and even songs from countries from Albania to Zambia will pay tribute to the legacy of cultural riches created by women around the world and sustained today by the women and the city of New York. Working with The OPTimistiks theatre collective, The International Women Artists' Salon looks forward to its second collaboration with the League of Professional Theatre Women and their international committee as well as dozens of other independent artists, from all disciplines. The Great Room at ART New York's South Oxford Space is the venue for the event from 4-6pm on Sunday March 8th for all who are inspired by women artists from history and the here and now!   BUY TICKETS OPPORTUNITIES Veteran Volunteer Programs   Isaac Gonzales, the head of Veteran Volunteers will be talking about the artistic volunteer programs he would like to initiate. If you are interested in volunteering please come and meet him on March 4th, 2015 at Signature Theatre Cafe (420 West 42nd Street) at 11am. Please RSVP to info@worksbywomen.org (subject line "Veteran Volunteer") and we will forward your RSVP.    EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! Abundance The Beckett Theatre Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street, NYC Feb 17, 2015 - Mar 28, 2015 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Crimes of the Heart, comes the breathtaking tall tale of Bess and Macon, two mail-order brides lured to the plains of Wyoming by the promise of new beginnings. Beth Henley's fierce and funny adventure spans a 25 year friendship as wild and unpredictable as the untamed West itself, unearthing along the way, the dark underside of American mythology and the unbreakable bonds of female friendship. USE CODE "TRABWBW" FOR $44.75 TICKETS (USUALLY $59.25)  BUY TICKETS The Nether MCC Theater at The Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher St Feb 4, 2015 - Mar 15, 2015 There is a new immersive realm for the senses online, a virtual playground where those who plug in are coaxed into acting out their darkest fantasies--with no consequences in the "real" world. Or so it seems... until a young female detective begins an investigation to determine if there is a point at which thought or intention may actually constitute a crime within--and outside of--this new frontier. Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Jennifer Haley's The Nether is a haunting thriller that will make you question when the fantastic becomes too real. USE CODE "NETHERCP" FOR $39-$49 TICKETS (USUALLY $69-$75) BUY TICKETS Post Traumatic Super Delightful written and performed by Antonia Lassar directed by Angela Dumlao The Kraine Theatre 85 E4th St, New York, NY February 18th, 2015 - March 6th, 2015 Can there be laughter in the healing process? The lives of survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders weave together in a wickedly funny and piercingly insightful one woman show about a community trying to heal after a sexual assault. In Post Traumatic Super Delightful (PTSD), the personal is political, the political is personal. And the person is a clown. USE CODE "yesmeansyes" FOR $8 TICKETS (USUALLY $16)   BUY TICKETS MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email  info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" The Last Lot  by Fengar Gael MTWorks Newborn Festival  The City College of New York North Academic Center (First Floor)  160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031  Thursday, February 26 at 7:30pm Free to the public  At an auction in rural Georgia is a trunk filled with items from the closure of Alchemy Antiques; the bidding escalates to thousands of dollars and leads to a reclusive collector living in New York who claims to have cheated death.  MTWorks celebrates today's innovative playwrights who boldly take risks in theme, structure, time-period, location and diversity (ethnic, economic, geographic, gender, sexuality or creed). MTWorks' mainstage productions are selected from the NewBorn Festival winners.

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW

Works By Women: New discount codes, comps, and more

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Great opportunities for women artists! Exciting new discount codes and comps for Works by Women members! Member Corner Shows SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK Women of the Wind SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK BRIGHT HALF LIFE Abundance Post Traumatic Super Delightful  The Nomad Heart of Oak The Heidi Chronicles OPPORTUNITIES Creative Capital is now accepting applications in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. Submission deadline: March 2, 2015.   Creative Capital helps artists realize specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their careers for the long-term.   To be eligible to apply for Creative Capital, an artist must be: A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident At least 25 years old A working artist with at least five years professional experience Not a full-time student LEARN MORE EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! The Nether MCC Theater at The Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher St Feb 4, 2015 - Mar 15, 2015 There is a new immersive realm for the senses online, a virtual playground where those who plug in are coaxed into acting out their darkest fantasies--with no consequences in the "real" world. Or so it seems... until a young female detective begins an investigation to determine if there is a point at which thought or intention may actually constitute a crime within--and outside of--this new frontier. Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Jennifer Haley's The Nether is a haunting thriller that will make you question when the fantastic becomes too real. USE CODE "NETHERCP" FOR $39-$49 TICKETS (USUALLY $69-$75) BUY TICKETS Pillow on the Stairs by Brona Crehan Thursday Productions the cell theatre 338 west 23rd street New York, NY 10011  February 11, 2015 - February 28, 2015 Ever wonder what your life would be like if you'd made one different choice?  An unplanned pregnancy sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people in PILLOW ON THE STAIRS.  What follows creates a web of secrets and denials that binds this trio of ordinary, flawed individuals together for a lifetime. Every decision has lasting consequences in this intimate story about love, loyalty, betrayal, and trust. A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMP TICKETS TOMORROW AND THURSDAY email pillowonthestairs@gmail.com  Post Traumatic Super Delightful written and performed by Antonia Lassar directed by Angela Dumlao The Kraine Theatre 85 E4th St, New York, NY February 18th, 2015 - March 6th, 2015 Can there be laughter in the healing process? The lives of survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders weave together in a wickedly funny and piercingly insightful one woman show about a community trying to heal after a sexual assault. In Post Traumatic Super Delightful (PTSD), the personal is political, the political is personal. And the person is a clown. USE CODE "yesmeansyes" FOR $8 TICKETS (USUALLY $16)   BUY TICKETS MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email  info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" Everyday Edna Mae by Robin Rice Lichtig Bricken & Birch Under St. Marks Theatre 94 St. Marks Place, Manhattan February 18, 2015 - March 1, 2015 In this all-female play, a woman grows from youth to old age, facing challenges many women face, but never giving up her dream. "As a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and Works by Women... and as the playwright of this very woman-centric play... I would love to offer Works by Women half-price tickets. That would be  $8 regular/$6 seniors."  Contact me. Robin Rice Lichtig, playwright, robinricenyc@gmail.com Heart of Oak by Laura Hirschberg Directed by Anaїs Koivisto an Everyday Inferno Theatre Company production at THE KRAINE THEATER 85 E 4th St.  February 20th - March 6th, 2014 Fleeing an arranged marriage, Princess Alvida commandeers a pirate vessel and assembles an unlikely crew of laundry women, seamstresses, and cooks. As she struggles with opposing roles - pirate and princess - her betrothed finds himself falling for a woman he's barely met. Shanties and swordfights frame this theatrical tale of love on the high seas... Tickets $16 Creating a Work of Art Based on a Work of Art hosted by Barbara Hammond Friday, February 20 @ 4pm Panel Discussion A talk with Barbara Hammond, documentarian Mike Lerner (A Punk Prayer, the Russian Woodpecker), journalist Melik Kaylan (The Russia-China Axis), and journalist Argemino Barro about how to make a play from an unfolding news story taking place 5,000 miles away. Playwright readings and events at New Dramatists are FREE. Seating is extremely limited and reservations are required.   Email us or call (212) 757-6960 to request reservations.

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW

WBW: Check out our new website design!

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 2/3/15 OUR WEBSITE JUST GOT A MAKEOVER! CHECK IT OUT! Join Wikipedia for a Wikiturgy event to create more articles on underrepresented theatre artists Discount codes New Member Corner Shows SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK A Beautiful Day on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes  "a kind shot" FILM CHINOIS SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK The World Of Extreme Happiness The Mystery of Love and Sex Women of the Wind FEATURED Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WikiturgyNYC New and experienced Wikipedians are invited to come together to create, edit, and expand Wikipedia articles on under- or unsung theatre artists--with a focus on artists who are queer, women, of color, or otherwise underrepresented--as part of a worldwide Wikiturgy Edit-a-Thon. Participating in this event is a way to support artists whose work you know, admire, and feel should have a more publicly visible space online--or to discover new artists and new histories of performance in the Americas. This event is open to all, but RSVP is required.  This New York City branch of the worldwide Wikiturgy 2015 event. For why we are doing this, see this article in HowlRound. LEARN MORE EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits!  SPOILED written and performed by Elizabeth Hess Developed by Elizabeth Scott Osborne Directed by Julie Kline Stage Left Studio 214 W 30TH STREET, 6TH FL NEW YORK, NY 10001 FEBRUARY 15 AT 3 AND 7 PM, FEBRUARY 16 & 17 AT 7 PM SPOILED dives beneath the unspoken truths of fathers and sons, brothers and lovers - both in America and India - in this solo play that uncovers the tangled, messy roots of violence against women by embodying the male point of view. Ripped from headlines that dominate the news in New York and New Delhi, this timely play grapples with burning issues such as military sexual assaults, college frat parties, impotent jobless boys, vulnerable child brides and infanticide. Through a lens that is compassionate yet clear-eyed, SPOILED reveals how rigid gender roles box in both sexes, with devastating consequences for all. USE CODE "WXW" FOR $5 OFF $22 TICKETS BUY TICKETS ADVOCACY Enact legislation guaranteeing women equal access & opportunity for employment in government funded arts organizations.  Legislation should be enacted whereby any arts organization or institution that is receiving city, state or federal funding should be mandated to allocate an equitable portion of that funding to women artists, thereby ensuring that they receive grants and/or employment opportunities that are traditionally denied them. For example, in the American Theatre women receive less than 20% of production opportunities nationwide. With this new legislation, women theatre artists across the board-playwrights, directors, designers, etc. -would have a fair shot at working and/or creating in their chosen field. Commercial producers will continue to produce whomever they choose-man or woman. But, when government monies are involved there should be a mandate for parity in the disbursement of those dollars. SIGN PETITION MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" RAPUNZERELLA WHITE  Family Theater returns to Greenwich Village  Every Saturday, January 24th thru May 9th @ 11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M  13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, NYC by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden  A Fairly Fractured Tale  Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Snow White are triplets who are stolen by an angry witch.  When she casts an evil spell, each sister is catapulted into her own fractured fairytale -- Rapunzel craves junk food, Cinderella has self-esteem issues, Snow White is allergic to apples, and each dreams of being rescued by a handsome Prince.  Will they be saved?  Of course!  Beau, Barry, and Burly Bob may be a little more bashful and bumbling than bright, but with the help of the Fairy Tailor and some magic spells, they all live happily ever after!   BUY TICKETS THREE TIMES FAST A New Musical to benefit the International OCD Foundation Dixon Place 161A Chrystie St. SUNDAY FEB 8 AT 7:00PM Free Admission Three Times Fast is a new musical with book and lyrics by Naomi Matlow and music and lyrics by Teresa Lotz. The show follows the coming of age of fifteen year old Olivia Klemons as she wades through the stress of high school, her mother's remarriage, a move to a new house and her fresh diagnosis with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  As Olivia faces her deepest fears through therapy with Dr. West, she uncovers strength she never knew she had. Through Olivia's struggles and recoveries, her family members contemplate the habits that they have created to help them get through the day with a feeling of greater control over life's uncertainties.   LEARN MORE

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW www.worksbywomen.org

WBW: Make sure your voice is heard, sign the petition...

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 1/27/15  Most Broadway and Off-Broadway shows will be running tonight despite previously projected "historical blizzard" Sign the petition to make sure that Government funding in the arts is used to fund female artist's as well as male  Discount codes New Member Corner Shows EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! "a kind shot" written & performed by Terri Mateer Davenport Theater 354 West 45th Street NYC January 16, 2015 - February 8, 2015 In " a kind shot ", Mateer dribbles a ball while telling the story of her life...beginning with how an African American boarder named Ike, taught a 6'1" sixth grade Mateer to play basketball. It's an uplifting, honest, no-holds-barred personal account that chronicles her years as a professional basketball player, aspiring architect and model.           USE CODE "AKS13" FOR $13 TICKETS (USUALLY $18) BUY TICKETS ADVOCACY Enact legislation guaranteeing women equal access & opportunity for employment in government funded arts organizations.  Legislation should be enacted whereby any arts organization or institution that is receiving city, state or federal funding should be mandated to allocate an equitable portion of that funding to women artists, thereby ensuring that they receive grants and/or employment opportunities that are traditionally denied them. For example, in the American Theatre women receive less than 20% of production opportunities nationwide. With this new legislation, women theatre artists across the board-playwrights, directors, designers, etc. -would have a fair shot at working and/or creating in their chosen field. Commercial producers will continue to produce whomever they choose-man or woman. But, when government monies are involved there should be a mandate for parity in the disbursement of those dollars. SIGN PETITION MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" The Actual Dance written and performed by  Samuel A. Simon original music by Eli Zoller directed by Kate Holland Now through Sunday, February 1st Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm Tickets are $26.25 Studio Theatre at Theatre Row  (410 West 42nd Street) When first noticing his wife at the age of sixteen, Sam could not predict the profound connection they would share-they are two halves of the same whole. In their 33rd year of marriage, that love was tested...and the ringing in Sam's ear was not as one would expect, in fact it was an orchestra, playing the music of his life--The Actual Dance. Moonlight Sonata, written and directed by Brona Crehan and featuring Grainne Duddy, made it to the finals at Manhattan Rep's winter one act competition.  Thirty plays participated and six move on to the finals on January 29 and 30 at 6.30pm and 9.00pm each night - so four more performances.  We are delighted that Moonlight Sonata will be one of the lucky six.  "Brava Brona and Grainne! Lovingly rendered character, strength and intellect of a parent with the wounded heart and vulnerability of a child."                                                                -AWoW (Artists Without Walls) member Vera Hoar  RESERVATIONS for THE FINAL SHOWDOWN performances will open up on MONDAY MORNING January 26 at 9 am. Tickets are $20.00 and reservations can be made at: mrtreserve@gmail.com

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK Everything You Touch  www.worksbywomen.org

WBW & LPTW: FREE EVENT! Oral History: Stockard Channing Interviewed by Patrick Pacheco...

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 1/20/15 Oral History: Stockard Channing Interviewed by Patrick Pacheco  Discount codes New Member Corner Show FEATURED League of Professional Theatre Women present ORAL HISTORY: Stockard Channing interviewed by Patrick Pacheco Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:00PM Bruno Walter Auditorium New York Public Library  for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center 65th Street & Amsterdam Avenue This program is produced by Betty Corwin. FREE Admission, Seating First Come First Served Members of LPTW, Friends of LPTW, and Affiliate Organizations may  reserve tickets at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/942843 This program is made possible, in part, with public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. The Oral History program enjoys continued support from The Edith Meiser Foundation. EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! "a kind shot" written & performed by Terri Mateer Davenport Theater 354 West 45th Street NYC January 16, 2015 - February 8, 2015 In " a kind shot ", Mateer dribbles a ball while telling the story of her life...beginning with how an African American boarder named Ike, taught a 6'1" sixth grade Mateer to play basketball. It's an uplifting, honest, no-holds-barred personal account that chronicles her years as a professional basketball player, aspiring architect and model.           USE CODE "AKS13" FOR $13 TICKETS (USUALLY $18) BUY TICKETS A Beautiful Day on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes  by Kate Benson directed by Lee Sunday Evans New Georges & Women's Project Theater City Center Stage II 131 West 55th Street January 12, 2015 - February 7, 2015 Scenic Design: Sara C. Walsh Lighting Design: Barbara Samuels Costume Design: Kathleen Doyle "For those of you just tuning in, Thanksgiving is already in progress here at Wembly kitchen.  The stands are nice and full, it's quite a crowd that's gathered.  They're in for a real treat." A New York Times Critic's Pick! "Spectacularly inventive! Ms. Benson, the playwright, is fearless and remarkably assured in this dizzyingly entertaining work, which the program describes as her first full production. And the direction of Ms. Evans unfurls it on the Dixon Place stage with wit and verve, conjuring the story - the preparation and serving of a gigantic family dinner - without so much as a salad plate in sight." USE CODE "THANKS" FOR $30 TICKETS (USUALLY $35-$45) BUY TICKETS Home In Her Heart written & choreographed by Margaret Morrison directed & designed by Cheryl King Stage Left Studio 214 West 30th Street, 6th Floor Between 7th - 8th Avenues New York, NY 10001 January 13 - March 10, 2015 Can the love of two women survive the black-white divide? In 1939 London, male impersonator Miss Jimmie LeRoy and pianist Claire Hicks have lived, loved, and performed together for 3 years. The gathering storm of war and a letter from home plummet them into the harsh reality of returning to a segregated U.S. As they pack to leave, the specters of exile and hatred make the very dream of their love seem impossible. Starring Margaret Morrison and Ava Jenkins, directed by Cheryl King. "A well-constructed blend of courage, love, rebellion and self-preservation" USE CODE "HOMEHALF" FOR $12 TICKETS (USUALLY $22) BUY TICKETS FILM CHINOIS Pan Asian Rep Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row 410 W. 42nd St                 January 17 - February 8, 2015 Set design: Sheryl Liu Costume design: Carol Pelletier  Lighting design: Marie Yokoyama   Winner of the Ovation Award for Best World Premiere Play, FILM CHINOIS is an atmospheric noir drama with equal measure of spy-versus-spy intrigue and dangerous romantic liaisons set in 1947 China, an uneasy time between WWII and the imminent Communist takeover two years later. USE CODE "TRMystery" FOR $36.25 TICKETS or Students (25 and under, w/ valid ID, 2 per ID) $25 use code "TRFCStu" BUY TICKETS MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" TOSCANA (A Reading) Written by Marta Mondelli Directed by Lilleth Glimcher The Flea Theater January 23rd at 6:00PM Toscana explores the dynamics between two couples who have found themselves in a deserted hotel in Tuscany. As they see what they are not in one another, they must come to terms with their own truths. For more info please email marta.mondelli@gmail.com

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK www.worksbywomen.org

Happy Holidays from Works by Women!

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 12/16/14 We will be taking a holiday break from the newsletter. Your next one will be in your inbox on January 6th! Happy Holidays! Gifts that give back to women Discount code She's Beautiful When She's Angry Member Corner show See shows before they close! FEATURED When shopping for holiday gifts this year. Consider these organizations that give back to women. CORA A MONTHLY BOX OF ORGANIC PERIOD PRODUCTS  + TEA & CHOCOLATE DELIVERED MONTHLY TO YOUR DOOR  + A MONTH'S SUPPLY OF PADS GIVEN TO A GIRL IN NEED Safe and healthy products for you, safe and healthy products for her. GLOBAL GIRLFRIEND Women made. Fair trade. Each item you buy helps a girl go to primary or secondary school through the GROW program (Girls' Right to Opportunity Worldwide). THISTLE FARMS By hand, the women of Magdalene (abuse, trafficking, and addiction survivors) create natural bath and body products that are as good for the earth as they are for the body. Purchases of Thistle Farms products directly benefit the women by whom they were made. EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! LAST WEEK TO SEE THIS! Once Upon a Bride There was a Forest by Kristen Palmer directed by Heather Cohn Flux Theatre Ensemble 4th St Theatre 83 E 4th St East Village December 6, 2014 - December 20, 2014 lighting design: Kia Rogers  sound design: Janie Bullard costume design: Stephanie Levin  After Warren proposes to Josie, she decides she must make one last attempt to find her long-lost father before she walks down the aisle. What she finds instead is a dangerous, seductive world of secrets and magic from which she may not want to escape. Once Upon a Bride There Was a Forest is a lyrical, haunting and surprisingly funny fairy tale about children and parents, forgetting and remembering, and the power of a good story to capture us or set us free.  USE CODE "WBW15" for $15 tickets  BUY TICKETS  ADVOCACY 'She's Beautiful When She's Angry' Tells The Feminist History Left Out Of Your School Textbook For many in the United States, the feminist movement has been reduced to vicious stereotypes that are still repeated today: feminists are angry, man-hating, childless, unmarried, and the awful list goes on and on. Watch Mary Dore's "She's Beautiful When She's Angry," and see that picture turn into a fun-house mirror reflection. The new documentary is a painstakingly researched dive into the heart of the women's movement from 1966-1973, through archives and interviews with scores of vibrant, passionate women. The Huffington Post spoke on phone to the film's director Mary Dore, READ MORE MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" Shakespeare Unplugged - Double Falsehood Judith Shakespeare Company NYC December 15-16-17-18 at 7:00 PM Shetler Studios' Penthouse (*please note: access to this space requires climbing one flight of stairs) 244 West 54th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues), NYC Tickets: $15 Suggested Donation at the door for Reservations (strongly suggested, as seating is limited): call/text: 917-275-7617 or email: judithshakespearecompany@gmail.com

Suggest a Show If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW PLEASE CONSIDER US IN YOUR HOLIDAY GIVING DONATE HERE SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK Smoke Horse Girls I See You Once Upon a Bride There was a Forest Daughters of Leda Me, My Mouth, and I SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK          WWW.WORKSBYWOMEN.ORG

Newsletter - November 2014 - Member Offers

Newsletter Newsletter IV:11b November 2014 In This Issue The Brightness of Heaven - Coalition Night with discount The Imitation Game - Free from WGAE #StageOpps & #ScreenOpps Member Organizations Quick Links Our Website #ScreenOpps #StageOpps Past Newsletters More About Us Join Our Mailing List! Upcoming Events for Coalition Organization Members! Come see The Brightness of Heaven with us on Tuesday November 25! It's a benefit for the Coalition, but is still at a discounted rate and includes a talkback. Below that is a WGAE screening free to all Coalition members (but you must RSVP). AND REMEMBER:  if you are a member of any of our member orgs, you are a member of the Coalition!  See list of member organizations at the bottom of this newsletter. We are also continuing to develop our Women in the Arts & Media Communal Calendar.  Please send all events of interest to us at: calendar@womenartsmediacoalition.org or submit it on our website. All of you can help us make this calendar THE central place for events and programs of interest to women in the arts and media.  If you have any problem reading  these flyers, you can see them on our Online Blog.   Hope to see you at one of these events, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone Co-Presidents for the Board of Representatives Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN - Coalition Night 11/25  THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN a new play by Laura Pederson directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser Cherry Lane theatre 38 Commerce Street     Tuesday, November 25 at 7 p.m. Performance plus Talkback on Collaboration (leading up to the start of our next Collaboration Award submission!) with collaborators from Brightness of Heaven, and others including Lorca Peress, honoree at two Collaboration Awards Events $38 per ticket with our special code:  BHWAM (a portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Coalition) The Kilgannons are a typical Irish family in 1974 Buffalo. However, the world is changing fast, the generation gap is widening, and the future is up for grabs. Will the Kilgannons find the serenity to accept the things they cannot change and the wisdom to know that what needs changing most is sitting around the dinner table? THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN is a witty drama about Family, Faith, and the ties that bind - sometimes too tightly. YOU CAN USE THAT CODE FOR ANY PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE until December 14: Wednesdays at 3PM & 7PM, Thursdays & Fridays at 7PM Saturdays at 3PM & 7PM, Sundays at 3PM No performance 11/27 at 7PM. A drama with comedy that may be inappropriate for anyone under 10. Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Schedule & pricing may change at any time. FOR MORE INFORMATION THE IMITATION GAME - Free Screening from WGAE The Weinstein Company and Writers Guild of America, East invite you and a guest to a screening of  THE IMITATION GAME  Followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Graham Moore  Moderated by Scott Silver (8 Mile, The Fighter) RSVP at the Beekman Theatre at 1271 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10065 As a courtesy to Mr. Moore, please do not RSVP to this event  unless you are available to stay for the Q&A --------------- During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency', an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, THE IMITATION GAME follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives. Directed by Morten Tyldum with a screenplay by Graham Moore, the film stars BenedictCumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance and Mark Strong. --------------- All Coalition members are welcome, but YOU MUST RSVP. Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no shows. This invitation is non-transferable.  Please bring your photo ID for admittance. No cameras allowed and no recording permitted.  Violation of this prohibition is subject to civil and criminal liabilities. #StageOpps and #ScreenOpps (from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition,  League of Professional Theatre Women, and WomenArts) JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to receive Submission Opportunities for writers, directors, actors and more for Stage and/or Screen.  (You get to pick what you receive, and we will not send you information that is not requested.) Link to #ScreenOpps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to  #Stage Opps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to #Stage Opps online on the League of Professional Theatre Women website. Link to ongoing additional Funding Resources on the WomenArts website. Member Organizations:               Actors' Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Artists New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild of America East Affiliate Member Organizations: Dancers Over 40, Drama Desk, The Lambs, Inc., Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, The Women's Media Center, WomenArts, Women Make Movies, Works by Women We have more new Member Organizations pending! Watch this space ...

Coalition Newsletter - November 2014 - Member Discounts

Newsletter Newsletter IV:11 October 2014 In This Issue NYWIFT-Women Aren't Funny? WMM-Workshop on Crowdfunding The Brightness of Heaven discount The Underclassman #StageOpps & #ScreenOpps Member Organizations Quick Links Our Website #ScreenOpps #StageOpps Past Newsletters More About Us Join Our Mailing List! News and Upcoming Events for Coalition Organization Members! There are four member discounts in this Newsletter. AND REMEMBER:  if you are a member of any of our member orgs, you are a member of the Coalition!  See list of member organizations at the bottom of this newsletter. We are also continuing to develop our Women in the Arts & Media Communal Calendar.  Please send all events of interest to us at: calendar@womenartsmediacoalition.org or submit it on our website. All of you can help us make this calendar THE central place for events and programs of interest to women in the arts and media.  If you have any problem reading  these flyers, you can see them on our Online Blog.   Hope to see you at one of these events, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone Co-Presidents for the Board of Representatives Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. NYWIFT-Women Aren't Funny? Women Aren't Funny: Debunking the Myth Event: Thursday Nov. 6, 2014 NYWIFT and Caroline's On Broadway have teamed up to createWomen Aren't Funny: Debunking the Myth as part of the 2014 New York Comedy Festival.  Moderator and comedian Bonnie McFarlane will delve into the themes of her recent documentary, "Women Aren't Funny" with our group of illustrious panelists.  These women include television and film talent, all of whom have made a major impact on the world of comedy.  They will share their journeys as performers, writers and producers - from behind the scenes to the front lines.  With this array of diverse and special talent, it's sure to be a remarkable evening of hilarious, extraordinary women! Photo Credit: Sophy Holland Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her stand-out role as Big Boo in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black. In fact, Lea was the first queer comic to perform on television in America which launched her into world recognition.  Prior to her success onOrange, she appeared in countless television series (includingCalifornication, Law and Order SVU, Will and Grace), films (First Wives Club) and on and off Broadway.  As if that's not enough, she has five records on the Warner Jazz and Classics label and her book, Lea's Book of Rules for the World is in its third printing. Marina Franklin is emerging as one of the hottest comedians in the comedy scene today, with notable appearances on Wanda Sykes'Herlarious, Showtime's Women Who Kill, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Jay Leno Show, Chapelle's Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Season 2 of NBC's Last Comic Standing andShowtime at the Apollo.  Based in New York, she is a favorite in Comedy Festivals across the world.  Originally from Chicago, Franklin made her acting debut at the Illinois Rep Theatre and earned her MFA in acting at Syracuse University.  Franklin is viciously likeable, if there is such a thing.       Judy Gold, Emmy Award winning actress and comedian, is best known as the star of her two critically acclaimed, long running Off Broadway hit shows: The Judy Show - My Life as a Sitcom and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. In addition to numerous guest starring appearances on television (including 30 Rock, 2 Broke Girls, Ugly Betty), her many hosting duties have included The View, Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time and the GLAAD Media Awards. Her stand-up specials include Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold, Tough Crowd Stands Up and her own HBO half-hour special, for which she received the Cable Ace Award.  Judy won two Emmy Awards for writing and producing The Rosie O'Donnell Show. M. Blair Breard is the Executive Producer on the award winning comedy series entitled Louie. She also produced Louis C.K. Live from the Beacon Theater, and Louis C.K. Oh My God for HBO. Next year, Ms. Breard will executive produce, with Louis C.K., a comedy series starring Zach Galifianakis, entitled Baskets. Bonnie McFarlane (Moderator) is a national headlining comedian who has performed several times on The Late Show with David Letterman, has an HBO special, a Comedy Central special and an adorable 7 year old daughter. But don't ask her to pick a favorite because she loves them all equally.  She most recently directed a movie called Women Aren't Funny that she calls "probably the most important film of our generation." You can get it on iTunes.  Big act, Rich Vos is her husband. She's required by marriage vows to include him in any bio.          Produced by Terry Greenberg and Susan B. Ades  Thursday, November 6 from 6-7:45 p.m. $15 for NYWIFT members $15 for Members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), Directors Guild (DGA), Producers Guild (PGA), SAG-AFTRA $15 for Members and Affiliate Organizations of the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition including Actors' Equity Association (AEA), The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), and the Dramatists Guild, Inc. (DG) $25 for Nonmembers RSVP by prepayment or online Location: Carolines on Broadway 1626 Broadway (Between 49th and 50th Streets)  WMM-Workshop on Crowdfunding The next Women Make Movies workshop is coming up on Wednesday, Nov. 19th at 6:30pm, Crowdfunding: Case Studies from Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Seed & Spark.  This workshop will bring together filmmakers who have successfully raised funds through a variety of platforms including Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Seed & Spark. Come join us for a lively, informative discussion about the new frontier of independent financing.  You can register at: http://www.wmm.com/filmmakers/workshops_registration.shtml.  This is also your last chance to register for the three workshop pass for only $55 - beginning with Crowdfunding on Nov. 19th. That's a savings of over 25%!  Additional workshops in the package include: Creating The Right Festival Strategy for Your Film on Thursday, Dec. 4th and Meet the Broadcast: Epix on Wednesday, Dec. 10th.  For more information, go to link above. THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN - Coalition Discount  $38 per ticket with our special code:  BHWAM The Kilgannons are a typical Irish family in 1974 Buffalo. However, the world is changing fast, the generation gap is widening, and the future is up for grabs. Will the Kilgannons find the serenity to accept the things they cannot change and the wisdom to know that what needs changing most is sitting around the dinner table? THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN is a witty drama about Family, Faith, and the ties that bind - sometimes too tightly. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE from October 16-December 14: Wednesdays at 3PM & 7PM Thursdays & Fridays at 7PM Saturdays at 3PM & 7PM Sundays at 3PM Added performances 10/21 at 7PM, 10/28 at 7PM and 11/25 at 7PM. No performances 10/22 at 3PM, 10/31 at 7PM or 11/27 at 7PM. 10/26 is opening no tickets available. A drama with comedy that may be inappropriate for anyone under 10. Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Schedule & pricing may change at any time. FOR MORE INFORMATION THE UNDERCLASSMAN - LPTW/COALITION Discount!  On Thursday, November 20, there will be a special 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE pre-show talk by a wonderful Fitzgerald scholar, Ann Margaret Daniel, discussing the role of women in F. Scott Fitzgerald's work.  A ticket from or for any performance entitles you to attend this lecture. THE UNDERCLASSMAN A New Musical Inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald TICKETS: Dukeon42.org or 636-223-3010 or in person at The Duke on 42nd Street a NEW 42ND STREET® project 229 W 42nd Street  (between 7th & 8th Avenues) Or visit www.ProspectTheater.org for details on season memberships and $16.50 member tickets! Use promo code LPTW and save 30% with $38.50 tickets! Must purchase by 11/14.  Subject to availability. Music & Lyrics by PETER MILLS Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise Directed by CARA REICHEL Choreography by CHRISTINE O'GRADYMusic Direction & Orchestrations by DANIEL FEYER 1915.  Brilliantly talented, young F. Scott Fitzgerald is swept into the hierarchy of Ivy League society and the antics of the Princeton Triangle Club, in pursuit of the beautiful and elusive debutante Ginevra King. Their romance inspired one of the greatest novels of the 20th century . . . #StageOpps and #ScreenOpps (from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition,  League of Professional Theatre Women, and WomenArts) JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to receive Submission Opportunities for writers, directors, actors and more for Stage and/or Screen.  (You get to pick what you receive, and we will not send you information that is not requested.) Link to #ScreenOpps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to  #Stage Opps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to #Stage Opps online on the League of Professional Theatre Women website. Link to ongoing additional Funding Resources on the WomenArts website. Member Organizations:               Actors' Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Artists New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild of America East Affiliate Member Organizations: Dancers Over 40, Drama Desk, The Lambs, Inc., Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, The Women's Media Center, WomenArts, Women Make Movies, Works by Women We have more new Member Organizations pending! Watch this space ...

Coalition Member Discounts

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Newsletter Newsletter V:10c October 2014 In This Issue NYWIFT Conversation with Lee Grant LPTW International Award WGAE High Maintenance LPTW London Trip The Brightness of Heaven discount Member Organizations Quick Links Our Website #ScreenOpps #StageOpps Past Newsletters More About Us Upcoming Free & Discounted Events & Adventures for Coalition Organization Members! REMEMBER:  if you are a member of any of our member orgs, you are a member of the Coalition!  See list of member organizations at the bottom of this newsletter. We are also continuing to develop our Women in the Arts & Media Communal Calendar.  Please send all events of interest to us at: calendar@womenartsmediacoalition.org or submit it on our website. All of you can help us make this calendar THE central place for events and programs of interest to women in the arts and media.  If you have any problem reading  these flyers, you can see them on our Online Blog.   Hope to see you soon, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone Co-Presidents for the Board of Representatives Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. Join Our Mailing List! NYWIFT - Lee Grant Conversation - 10/27 - FREE! A Conversation with Lee Grant Join us for an evening with Lee Grant, whose talent, intelligence, grit and passion have made her one of the most respected and beloved figures in the entertainment world. Grant first gained acclaim as an award-winning star of stage and screen, then went on to have a distinguished three-decade career as a director, a remarkable achievement for a woman of her day. In 1989, Women in Film honored Grant with its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award.  She received NYWIFT's Muse Award in 2004.  Grant recounts her fascinating story in her new memoir, I Said Yes to Everything. There will be a book signing directly following the event. Film critic Jeffrey Lyons will be conducting the interview with Grant. FOR MORE INFORMATION A Conversation with Lee Grant - produced by Terry Greenberg Date/Time: Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Pricing: Free for NYWIFT members Free for Members and Affiliate Organizations of the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition including Actors' Equity Association (AEA), The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), Dramatists Guild, Inc. (DG), the Writer's Guild of America East (WGAE), SAG-AFTRA and Women Make Movies. Free for Members of the Actors Studio, the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and Employees of AMC Networks. Free for Students (with Valid I.D.) $20 for Nonmembers RSVP online Location: Tribeca Film Center 375 Greenwich Street (Between N. Moore and Franklin)   LPTW - International Award    For more information on all the events of LPTW International Award Week  WGAE - High Maintenance Invitation    RSVP - limited space! Please join WGA-Brooklyn for a conversation with  HIGH MAINTENANCE  Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair   Wednesday, October 29, 6:30pm RSVP 61 Local ~ 61 Bergen Street (at Smith Street) Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (Adjacent to the F Train Station)   In HIGH MAINTENANCE, a critically-acclaimed web series, a nameless cannabis dealer  delivers to clients with neuroses as diverse as the city they live in. The series was  created by husband-and-wife team Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair.  They produce this series in New York with their manager, Russell Gregory,  as Janky Clown Productions. Check out the WGAE Write On Blog interview with  Katja and Ben here. 6:30-7:15pm: Mingle, eat and drink 7:15-8:15pm:   HIGH MAINTENANCE co-creators and writers Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair in conversation with the New York Observer's Drew Grant. 8:15pm:  More mingling, eating and drinking LPTW - London (& Dublin) Trip   For More Information THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN - Coalition Discount  $38 per ticket with our special code:  BHWAM The Kilgannons are a typical Irish family in 1974 Buffalo. However, the world is changing fast, the generation gap is widening, and the future is up for grabs. Will the Kilgannons find the serenity to accept the things they cannot change and the wisdom to know that what needs changing most is sitting around the dinner table? THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN is a witty drama about Family, Faith, and the ties that bind - sometimes too tightly. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE from October 16-December 14: Wednesdays at 3PM & 7PM Thursdays & Fridays at 7PM Saturdays at 3PM & 7PM Sundays at 3PM Added performances 10/21 at 7PM, 10/28 at 7PM and 11/25 at 7PM. No performances 10/22 at 3PM, 10/31 at 7PM or 11/27 at 7PM. 10/26 is opening no tickets available. A drama with comedy that may be inappropriate for anyone under 10. Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Schedule & pricing may change at any time. FOR MORE INFORMATION #StageOpps and #ScreenOpps (from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition,  League of Professional Theatre Women, and WomenArts) JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to receive Submission Opportunities for writers, directors, actors and more for Stage and/or Screen.  (You get to pick what you receive, and we will not send you information that is not requested.) Link to #ScreenOpps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to  #Stage Opps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to #Stage Opps online on the League of Professional Theatre Women website. Link to ongoing additional Funding Resources on the WomenArts website. Member Organizations:               Actors' Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Artists New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild of America East Affiliate Member Organizations: Dancers Over 40, Drama Desk, The Lambs, Inc., Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, The Women's Media Center, WomenArts, Women Make Movies, Works by Women We have more new Member Organizations pending! Watch this space ...

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VintAge Event and Coalition Member Discounts

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Newsletter Newsletter IV:10a October 2014 In This Issue VintAge Event The Brightness of Heaven discount Produced By: NY discount #StageOpps & #ScreenOpps Member Organizations Quick Links Our Website #ScreenOpps #StageOpps Past Newsletters More About Us Join Our Mailing List! News and Upcoming Events for Coalition Organization Members! We are extending the Early Bird Discount to our upcoming VintAge event for October 18 at MIST Harlem. Only $15 for all members if you buy your tickets by October 14. See below for more information.    REMEMBER:  if you are a member of any of our member orgs, you are a member of the Coalition!  See list of member organizations at the bottom of this newsletter. We are also continuing to develop our Women in the Arts & Media Communal Calendar.  Please send all events of interest to us at: calendar@womenartsmediacoalition.org or submit it on our website. All of you can help us make this calendar THE central place for events and programs of interest to women in the arts and media.  Check out the great offers below, and find more events on our  Online Communal Calendar. If you have any problem reading  these flyers, you can see them on our Online Blog.   Hope to see you at VintAge, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone Co-Presidents for the Board of Representatives Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. VintAge - Early Bird Discount VintAge  Supporting the Voice and Vision of Women in the Arts & Media As They Age Tickets Available for Award and Event featuring Tisa Chang, Morgan Jenness, Isa Goldberg,  Barbara Davis, Liz Rosenberg, Yvonne Curry, and more with Estelle Parsons and Gretchen Cryer on video  Screening of ADVANCED STYLE plus THE THREE OF US, a new short film starring Leslie Uggams and presentation of the 1st Elsa Rael VintAge Award to Morgan Jenness by Tisa Chang includes a reception and networking at MIST Harlem 46 West 116th Street (just off #2 & #3 train stop) 1-5:30  Only $15 for Coalition member org members until October 14  for more info: http://womenartsmediacoalition.org/VintAge.html buy tickets:  http://womenartsmediacoalition.bpt.me/ VintAge celebrates the voice and vision of women in the arts and media as they age. This year's VintAge features a about older women with their own personal styles and philosophies, and a short, JUST THE THREE OF US, starring Leslie Uggams. The event will also have an esteemed panel (t.b.a.). Estelle Parsons and Gretchen Cryer will be speaking in recorded videos. Tisa Chang (Artistic Director, Pan Asian Rep) will then be presenting the 1st Elsa Rael VintAge award to Morgan Jenness, agent & dramaturg, for her advocacy work on behalf of playwright Maria Irene Fornes, which will be followed by a reception and networking. This year's VintAge features the 1st Elsa Rael VintAge Award Winner for advocacy for women in the arts & media as they age being presented to Morgan Jenness, dramaturg & agent, for spearheading the cause célèbre that has protected Maria Irene Fornes and her playwriting work in her elder years. The award will be presented by Tisa Chang, artistic director of Pan Asian Rep. There will also be pre-taped personal statements made about Elsa Rael and the importance of celebrating women in the arts and media as they age by Estelle Parsons and Gretchen Cryer. It will be an afternoon both entertaining and illuminating, beginning with the new documentary, ADVANCED STYLE, by Lina Plyoplyte, the story behind the fashion blog which became an international phenomenon (70 minutes); and JUST THE THREE OF US, a short film by Angela Tucker starring Leslie Uggams (15 minutes). Following will be a panel on breakthroughs and issues of women aging in the arts and media moderated by Isa Goldberg, President of the Drama Desk; panelists include Barbara Davis, COO of the Actors Fund; Morgan Jeness, agent & dramaturg; Tisa Chang, Artistic Director of Pan Asian Rep; Liz Rosenberg, poet/novelist; Yvonne Curry, choreographer/director. The award presentation will then be followed by a reception and networking. Hosts for the day will be Co-Presidents of the Coalition, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone. Presented by the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, and co-sponsored by NYWIFT, SAG-AFTRA, Dramatists Guild, and the League of Professional Theatre Women. Saturday, October 18, from 1-5:30 p.m. at MIST Harlem 46 West 116th Street (between Lenox and 5th Avenues, right by the 116th Street stop of the #2 and #3 trains). Early bird member tickets*  $15; early bird non-member tickets $30; after October 14, member tickets $20; non-member tickets $40. There are also a very few $100 premium tickets with reserved seating and special gifts. (*members are all members of all member organizations of the Coalition) THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN - Coalition Discount  $38 per ticket with our special code:  BHWAM The Kilgannons are a typical Irish family in 1974 Buffalo. However, the world is changing fast, the generation gap is widening, and the future is up for grabs. Will the Kilgannons find the serenity to accept the things they cannot change and the wisdom to know that what needs changing most is sitting around the dinner table? THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN is a witty drama about Family, Faith, and the ties that bind - sometimes too tightly. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE from October 16-December 14: Wednesdays at 3PM & 7PM Thursdays & Fridays at 7PM Saturdays at 3PM & 7PM Sundays at 3PM Added performances 10/21 at 7PM, 10/28 at 7PM and 11/25 at 7PM. No performances 10/22 at 3PM, 10/31 at 7PM or 11/27 at 7PM. 10/26 is opening no tickets available. A drama with comedy that may be inappropriate for anyone under 10. Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Schedule & pricing may change at any time. FOR MORE INFORMATION PRODUCED BY: NEW YORK - COALITION Discount!  PRODUCED BY: NEW YORK at Time Warner Center For six years, the Produced By Conference has sold out in Los Angeles. On October 25, the industry's top forum for producers arrives in New York for one day only. How has digital distribution changed the business plan for independent film? What do you need to know to produce video games?  How do you create and sell content for young audiences? What does it take to get a series greenlit for cable TV?Produced By: New York gathers dozens of the most celebrated names in the entertainment business to answer those and other key questions. Where else will you be able to hear from figures like Harvey Weinstein, James Schamus, Donna Gigliotti, Terence Winter, Bruce Cohen, Mark Gordon, Jenni Konner, Lori McCreary, Stephen Totilo, Tom Fontana, Gary Lucchesi and yes, even Cookie Monster on the same day? Built around sessions like "Window Shopping: Customizing Financial Models in the Era of Hybrid Distribution," "The Ms. Factor: The Power of Female-Driven Content" and "Tax Credit Financing - The New Essential Element," Produced By: New York likewise provides opportunities for networking, socializing, and the popular small-group Mentoring Roundtables. If you're producing entertainment content in New York, you owe it to yourself to be there. Registration is open and sessions are filling up, so REGISTER NOW as an Industry/Affiliate/Partner at producedbyconference.com Women in the Arts & Media Coalition members receive $25 off with this discount code: PBNY14WAMC. (*Note: code expires 10/17)  #StageOpps and #ScreenOpps (from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition,  League of Professional Theatre Women, and WomenArts) JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to receive Submission Opportunities for writers, directors, actors and more for Stage and/or Screen.  (You get to pick what you receive, and we will not send you information that is not requested.) Link to #ScreenOpps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to  #Stage Opps online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to #Stage Opps online on the League of Professional Theatre Women website. Link to ongoing additional Funding Resources on the WomenArts website. Member Organizations:               Actors' Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Artists New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild of America East Affiliate Member Organizations: Dancers Over 40, Drama Desk, The Lambs, Inc., Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, The Women's Media Center, WomenArts, Women Make Movies, Works by Women We have more new Member Organizations pending! Watch this space ...

Works by Women: Estrogenius and more

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Facebook Twitter Website Email Pinterest Tumblr IMPORTANT NEWS! EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ESTROGENIUS! There are two ways you can see theatre with EstroGenius. Either you buy tickets to any show with your WBW code for $12 or  Join Works by Women for a day of theatre at EstroGenius!  On Sunday, October 19th, you can see all 3 programs of short plays for only $30.  EstroGenius Festival  October 2, 2014 - December 2, 2014 4th Street Theatre 83 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003 (please check location of the particular show you purchase, as some may vary) USE CODE "WBW" FOR $12 TO ANY SHOW BUY TICKETS USE CODE "3forWBW" for a day of theatre for $30 BUY PACKAGE FOR OCT. 19TH FOR OUR "DAY OF THEATRE PASS" THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS YOU HAVE ACCESS TO At 1:30pm, there's Andi's Program: Glutton For Punishment - from Estro 2011 by Catherine Noah directed by Angela Dumlao Invasion - Estro premiere! by Lisa Bruna directed by Elizabeth Ostler A Bottle of Vodka - Estro premiere! by Connie Schindewolf directed by Sharon Hunter I Have It - from Estro 2007 by Bekah Brunstetter directed by Melissa Skirboll Snow White Zombie - from Estro 2010 by Brent Lengel directed by Sara Stevens At 4pm, we have Deb's Program: Overnight - from Estro 2009 by Natalie Bates Directed by Katie Selyanina What's the Catch - Estro premiere! by Kathryn Zaniboni directed by Amber Gallery For Abby - Estro premiere! by Holli Harms directed by Jennifer Bronstein Maid's Door - from Estro 2004 by Cheryl Davis directed by Mary Hodges Parkersburg - from Estro 2008 by Laura Jacqmin directed by Rebecca Lewis-Whitson And, finally, at 6:30pm, there's Sarah's Program: A Place for Owls - from Estro 2006 by Estro founder Fiona Jones directed by Dina Vovsi G Train Exodus - from Estro 2010 by Jessica Fleitman directed by Christie Clark Goodbye, Avis - from Estro 2011 by Celeste Koehler directed by Willow Norton Mr. Toole - Estro premiere! directed by Kristin McCarthy Parker by Vivian Neuwirth Heartland - Estro premiere! by Andrea Clardy directed by Deborah Long SUGGEST A SHOW If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST HERE SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK To The Bone This Lingering Life   SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER brownsville song (b-side for tray) We have the power to effect change. Share our initiative by forwarding this email to your friends. Share our social media pages and support shows that support women theatre artists! www.worksbywomen.org info@worksbywomen.org

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From Works by Women: Clubbed Thumb's Summer Works Festival and More

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May 27, 2014 Our website is updated frequently. See our listing of qualifying productions. Visit often and be sure to tell friends and colleagues about Works by Women! NYC SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK! When January Feels Like Summer The Who & The What NYC SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK! Primal Play The Vaults A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  IMPORTANT NEWS! FEATURED: Clubbed Thumb's 19th Annual Summerworks Festival Check out our new MEMBER CORNER! UPCOMING "PLAY" DATES Friday, June 13 at 7:00PM: When January Feels Like Summer Ensemble Studio Theatre 549 W. 52nd Street RSVPs close June 5, 12PM Presided over by the Hindu god Ganesh, a pair of teenagers become unexpected heroes, an immigrant accountant struggles with visibility, and two stifled romantics begin to stumble toward each other during one strangely warm winter in Central Harlem. When January Feels Like Summer follows five colliding lives as a feeling of change hums in the air and the many flavors of desire saturate the streets and subways and bodegas of the city. These characters learn to do more than meet their obstacles head-on -- they discover how to transcend them. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RSVP FEATURED Clubbed Thumb's 19th Annual Summerworks Festival at The Wild Project (195 E 3rd St., between Ave A & B) May 30 - July 5 Featuring three brand new plays by women: 41-derful written & directed by Jenny Schwartz May 30 - June 8 I'm Pretty Fucked Up by Ariel Stess directed by Kip Fagan June 13 - June 22 16 Words or Less by Peggy Stafford directed by Portia Krieger June 26 - July 5 Tickets and info at www.clubbedthumb.org  BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Only Works by Women members who are subscribed to this mailing list have access to these exclusive benefits!  Xanthe Elbrick Headshots **TONY AWARDS HEADSHOT SPECIAL** In celebration of The 68th Annual Tony Awards, headshot clients will receive a 68% discount. This is an exclusive Xanthe Elbrick Photography offer* valid until until June 9th. *Session must be scheduled by June 9 for any date up to and including Aug 30 2013. Additional $75 security deposit required to hold session time.  Makeup/hair, touch-up fees not included. Email xelbrickphotography@gmail.com to book! ADVOCACY CORNER "The New York Times posed this question on April 29 when the Tony nominations were announced. It's a problem that's getting long in the tooth; for years we've known that over 60 percent of the ticket buyers and "butts in seats" are women, and yet less than 20 percent of the stories staged are written, directed or designed by them. Hmm...." read more:  Where are the Women? by Janice Maffei  MEMBER CORNER In the MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" Thanksgiving by Amy Hargreaves and directed by WBW Member Alexa Kelly! FAB--a group of women playwrights writing plays FOR AND ABOU T WOMEN. Directed by women, and featuring women in them. Thanksgiving features 4 women. It is about 2 women who are involved with the same man, their confrontation, and surprise at the story that unfolds. The mothers of the 2 women are also featured as a more expansive view of women's roles in the past. GET TICKETS We have the power to effect change. Share our initiative by forwarding this email to your friends (use the link below or simply forward from your mail client). Share our social media pages and support shows that support women theatre artists! www.worksbywomen.org info@worksbywomen.org

News & Events from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc.

Newsletter Newsletter IV:5 May 2014 In This Issue LPTW - Free Event NYWIFT - Free Event Women Stage the World - March Funding Newsletters Member Organizations Quick Links Our Website Film/Video Funding News Theatre Funding News Past Newsletters More About Us Join Our Mailing List! News and Upcoming Events for Coalition Organization Members! We are so pleased to announce our newest Affiliate Member Organizations: Works by Women and The Lambs,Inc. Welcome!! Check out both these terrific organizations on our website and on theirs! We are also continuing to develop our new wonderful Women in the Arts & Media Communal Calendar. Over the next few months, we will be contacting and including the calendars of every major arts and media organization and every major women's organization: all events, openings, and deadlines. This will serve a dual purpose:  1) terrific information about current events; and 2) a place to check what else might be happening on any date in the future when planning--the ultimate Blackout Calendar. This is a Google calendar, and so can be added to your own Google calendar. Please send all events to us at: calendar@womenartsmediacoalition.org or submit it on our website. All of you can help us make this calendar THE central place for events and programs of interest.  Below, we have two FREE events and an Advocacy March. REMEMBER:  if you are a member of any of our member orgs, you are a member of the Coalition!  See list of member organizations at the bottom of this newsletter. Check the offers out below, and find more events on our  Online Communal Calendar. If you have any problem reading  these flyers, you can see them on our Online Blog.   Hope to see you soon, Shellen Lubin and Avis Boone Co-Presidents for the Board of Representatives Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, Inc. LPTW - Free Event - Bebe Neuwirth    LPTW Oral History: 5/5 at 6PM Oral History: Tony-Award Winning Actress Bebe Neuwirth interviewed by Arts-Journalist Patrick Pacheco Bruno Walter Auditorium,   New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center (65th Street & Amsterdam Ave) Monday, May 5 at 6PM Free Admission, Seating first come first served Women in the Arts & Media Coalition Members may RSVP to ludovica@theatrewomen.org This program is produced by Betty Corwin. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation. NYWIFT - Free Event - Women Composers     NYWIFT presents: Womens' Work: Film , TV, Musical Theatre and Game Composers Event: Wednesday May 14, 2014 "Women in general rarely get any press within the film and television industry, which contributes to the perception that there are no women composing for film and television,  which contributes to the perception that there are no women to hire for the good films that get the press and eventually the awards nominations, extending the decades long lack of women getting awarded in the industry, which feeds the perception that there are no women composers, and the cycle continues.  I hear it and see it all the time". - Female Music Executive in a piece of private correspondence Our panel of talented musical storytellers is sure to ignite a lively and engaging discussion about the issues facing female composers. With first class credits across a wide variety of disciplines, panelists will share career strategies, major issues within the industry and some juicy anecdotes along the way.  Come for a new perspective on the universal concerns of composers: temp scores, sample libraries, copyright agreements between director and composers, vertical layering in game composition, collaboration on big Broadway shows and more! Date/Time: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Pricing: Free RSVP online Location: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House 331 East 70th Street (Between 1st & 2nd Aves)     Equality Parade: 5/8 at 5:30PM VISIBILITY ~ ADVOCACY ~ EQUALITY March in the Second Annual Women Stage the World Equality Parade Thursday, May 8th ~ Arrival: 5:30 pm  RAIN OR SHINE at the tunnel at Circle in the Square 50-51st, Bway-8th Ave Dress: in the costume of a famous theatre woman or in white, purple or black.  Sign in: Suffrage-style sashes will be issued to the first 70 people to arrive The team will distribute signs. (Or bring a sign that says, "NAME OF MY ORGANIZATION Supports Equality.") AGENDA: 5:55PM - photo and video opportunity 6:00PM - The Parade steps off, led by LPTWomen Co-Presidents The parade will snake through the Broadway theatre district. Check the Women Stage the World FACEBOOK page for updates  Funding Newsletters  (from Women in the Arts & Media Coalition,  League of Professional Theatre Women, and WomenArts) JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to receive Funding Newsletters and/or more exciting events, news, and networking info.  (You get to pick what you receive, and we will never send you information that is not requested.) Link to the Film/Video Funding Newsletter online on the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition website. Link to the Theatre Funding Newsletter online on the League of Professional Theatre Women website. Link to ongoing additional Funding Resources on the WomenArts website. Member Organizations:               Actors' Equity Association, Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, New York Women in Film & Television, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television Artists New York Local, Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild of America East Affiliate Member Organizations: Dancers Over 40, Drama Desk, The Lambs, Inc., Professional Women Singers Association, The Rehearsal Club, The Women's Media Center, WomenArts, Women Make Movies, Works by Women We have more new Member Organizations pending! Watch this space ...

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LPTW Bebe Neuwirth Oral History - May 5 2014

League of Professional Theatre Women presents Bebe Neuwirth... View this email in your browser League of Professional Theatre Women presents BEBE NEUWIRTH interviewed by PATRICK PACHECO Monday, May 5, 2014, 6:00pm This program is produced by Betty Corwin. FREE Admission, Seating First Come First Served All members of all Women in the Arts & Media Coalition member orgs, League of Professional Theatre Women members and NYWA members may RSVP to: Ludovica@TheatreWomen.org Bruno Walter Auditorium New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center 65th Street & Amsterdam Avenue This program was made possible by the generous support of the Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation. Works by Women, which was founded by Ludovica Villar-Hauser in 2009, supports theatrical work written, directed, and/or designed by women by promoting the work on our website, in the press and on social media. We organize groups of theatre goers to see productions, thus supporting women theatre artists and the theaters that hire them with our time and dollars!  Please sign up for the Works by Women mailing list.  We only send one email a week (see our most recent update here) and it is filled with great information about upcoming Works by Women “Play” dates as well as qualifying productions (50% of the writers, directors, and designers working on a production must be women) throughout the city.  We are currently supporting a total of 5 LPTW member productions!  Join us for a "Play" Date! LPTW: Promoting Visibility and Increasing Opportunities for Women in Theatre www.TheatreWomen.org unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences