Comments on: Hey Broadway, Don’t Forget Women Playwrights!

By: Wilford Kolis

Wilford Kolis — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:44:46 +0000

Howdy! This post could not be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my good old room mate! He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this article to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!

By: Hyon Ghelfi

Hyon Ghelfi — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:15:53 +0000

Wow that was strange. I just wrote an very long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Regardless, just wanted to say fantastic blog!

By: Angela Mitchell

Angela Mitchell — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:25:15 +0000

I just caught this recently, and kudos for such a great piece, Susan, and with some vital reminders that have never been more timely. For resources, I would definitely recommend the LPTW (http://www.theatrewomen.org), WomenArts (http://lafpi.com/), and the LA FPI (http://lafpi.com/), as well as the International Centre for Women (http://www.womenplaywrights.org/).

Also — in case it helps, I actually covered this article in my latest blog post, over at http://performingarts.about.com/b/2011/03/08/cele… as well!

Cheers, and keep the faith!

By: Brenda McFarlane

Brenda McFarlane — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:44:04 +0000

Kim Yaged. I love her play Vessels and would like to produce it if, oh if, I had the means.

By: bekierivera

bekierivera — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:42:43 +0000

Dear Miss Magazine and Susan,
Thank you so much for this blog. As a young actress (23) it is so refreshing and exciting to hear an honest, unabashed feminist voice speaking on important topics like these. Amongst my generation I often feel there is a "passe" – "been there done that" attitude toward feminism inspired by a laziness to deal with the issues of our parents. However, as evident in this article, the issues are still there and worth dealing with. This blog does that with great humor – always a plus.
Your Fan,
Bekie

By: Mark Bringelson

Mark Bringelson — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:25:35 +0000

Invisibility is its own kind of Robber Baron. Fight on!

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:58:02 +0000

The numbers are unbelievable. Only 12 percent of the new plays developed in 2007 were by women????. I wonder of total tickets sold, what percentage are women ticket buyers and what percentage of theater audiences are women? . . . .hmmmm

By: Luisah Teish

Luisah Teish — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:29:08 +0000

Alafia Good Women:
I give praise and thanks for the many voices speaking here on behalf of women’s theater. I have had the pleasure of serving as a cultural worker through dance, acting, and writing especially addressing issues of Women’s Rights, Justice, Peace and Cross-Cultural Community-building.
Now I’d like to add another flavor to the wonderful and important spice of life that women bring to theater: that is “ritual theater”.
Ritual theater has the power to address and illuminate the thoughts, feeling, and actions that impact women’s lives, and it also has the power to, to transform both performer and audience on a cellular level, to facilitate healing and to build community across diverse lines.

One of the best examples of this is” The Praises for the World Concert”, conceived and conducted by Jennifer Berezan (available on dvd from Edge of Wonder Music). This concert involved more than 60 performers including dancers, singers, poets, actresses, storytellers, priestesses, and clan mothers from just about every culture in the World.

The concert took place at the Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland Ca. and addressed the war in Iraq (especially the bombing of Baghdad) the Rights of Indigenous people, and proposed an “Activist Spirituality”.

The cast was populated with outstanding contributions by women such as Joanna Macy, Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Chief Wilma Mankiller, Eve Ensler, Krissy Kiefer of the Dance Brigade and myself.

The audience chanted and swayed with us for 2 &1/2 hours as hundreds of people bonded, renewed their commitments, and regenerated themselves.

Imagine what could happen if Broadway (both the theaters and the streets) were used as centers of healing and the enactment of women’s lives through active storytelling!

I have the pleasure of teaching this subject, enjoy it immensely, and would like to read other women’s comments and ideas on the subject.

Thank you Susan, for opening up the subject of women and theater.

Yours in Service,
Luisah Teish

P.S. I’ve read the comments on this post and I haven’t run into morons of any kind.

By: Bobbie Williams

Bobbie Williams — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:52:32 +0000

Dear Ms Magazine=

A comment on Hey, Broadway, Don’t Forget Women Playwrights-

I saw an excerpt of your blog on Facebook (where a talented local artist -Joan Lipkin -was mentioned and rightly so)and then went to the source and thought I’d add a name to your list.

This woman-Vanessa Reynard Roman is a playwright, actress, mother, director, etc and is known locally here in St. Louis but I’m sure you will be hearing more about her (and her daughter Marissa) in the not too distant future.

Her latest play was made into a film and was accepted at the St. Louis Film Festival Showcase for a Tuesday, July 20th showing between 7-9pm in the “Horror” genre. It is only 33 minutes long but is well done and the subject is not your usual fare. She wrote and directed the film “PLAY DEAD”.
Just a heartfelt “shout-out” from a friend.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:20:02 +0000

Susan Rubin Rocks. I’m a fan. Brian