Welcome to the home of the League of Professional Theatre Women. Here you will find information about the programs we offer, the awards we give, the history of our organization, the membership process and how you can support the work of the League of Professional Theatre Women.
The League of Professional Theatre Women has spent 2018 advocating for gender parity at every level and in every discipline of the theatre industry. Through League initiatives, younger theatre women are finding the mentorships to succeed, Read More »
Left to Right: Marshall Jones III, LPTW Lee Reynolds Awardee Rohina Malik, and Wayne Maugans. CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FRIEND OF THE LEAGUE The LPTW will be hosting a competition to build our community Read More »
Whose plays are being done, who is directing them, and how many women are being hired for theatrical off-stage roles in New York’s theatres beyond Broadway? The Women Count report series has published analyses of Read More »
![[1] Julia Miles and Maria Irene Fores](https://theatrewomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1-Julia-Miles-and-Maria-Irene-Fores.png)
Julia Miles, LPTW Co-Founder & Playwright María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés was born in Havana, Cuba in 1930, immigrated to the U.S. in 1945 with her mother and sister, became a naturalized U.S. citizen Read More »
Make a statement… take a stand… help increase opportunity and visibility for women in theatre. Membership provides the following benefits: LPTW Salons This is the perfect opportunity to meet your board members, visit with new and Read More »
Announcing the #OneMoreConversation campaign: an action toward gender parity that is easy to understand – and to do. #OneMoreConversation is a call to directors, artistic directors, producers, boards, and other decision-makers to have just one more conversation with a woman theatre artist Read More »
Fade to Black is now seeking script submissions for 2019. Fade To Black is the first national play festival in Houston, TX to showcase the new works of African American playwrights. Each year, they select Read More »
HERE Arts Center, a multi-disciplinary theatre company in downtown New York, seeks a General Manager to begin as soon as possible. General Manager will report to the Producing Director and will act as the operating hub of Read More »
The Road Theatre Company seeks new works for the Tenth Annual Summer Playwright’s Festival (SPF10). SPF mounts 30-40 staged readings of new plays in 8 exciting days and is now the largest staged reading festival Read More »
The New Victory Theater, New York City’s premier nonprofit performing arts theater devoted year-round to kids and their families and classmates, announces the call for applications to the 2019-20 New Victory LabWorks program. New Victory Read More »
