WP Theater

WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater based in New York City. It is the nation’s oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing and promoting the work of female-identified theater artists at every stage in their careers.[1]

Background

WP Theater was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles, who was associate director at the The American Place Theatre, to address the conspicuous under-representation of women artists working in the American theater.[2] A survey at the time indicated that only 6% of plays produced in the United States were written by women.[3]

Women's Project Theater artist alumni include Anne Bogart, Ruby Dee, Eve Ensler, Kim Hunter, Lynn Nottage, Diane Paulus, Maggie Siff, Frances Sternhagen, Anna Deavere Smith, and Sarah Jessica Parker.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Angela. "Women's Theatre Groups".
  2. ↑ Greene, Alexis (February 2008). "What Women Want". American Theatre.
  3. ↑ Miller, Stuart (May 19, 2010). "An Artistic Director Who's All Business". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Women's Project Theater Production History". American Theatre.
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