Women in Theatre Festival (#WiTFESTNYC) is dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing the work of women playwrights. This years festival includes new works by many women-led theatre companies and theatre leaders. With a commitment to going #BeyondParity, the majority of roles both on-stage and behind the scenes are filled by women. By supporting work written by women and plays that feature large numbers of roles for women actors, Women in Theatre Festival is producing work that both reflects and responds to our time.
Women in Theatre Festival
Jun 4, 2018
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Truth/Dare
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At 13, Ursa, Hannah, Linney, and Maeve live in their own world built of basements, secrets, loves, and backyard ghosts — until the last sleepover of the summer.
... Read moreHigh school looms, with the promise and threat of reinvention, and the group fractures as shifting beliefs and identities collide in a traumatic accident that none of them can explain. Four years later, questions and accusations fly as the survivors revisit the scene of the “crime” and try to understand what happened, what they have lost, and how to live now. Part of Project Y's 3rd annual Women in Theater Festival.
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Cindy
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Project Y's family friendly world premiere is a modern re-imagining of Cinderella.
... Read moreCindy does not want to be a princess. She wants to be a pilot. Her best buddy, a friendly rat, understands her longing to fly, but the ghost of her dead mother and the charming fairytale prince have other plans to keep her grounded. In this modern re-imagining of Cinderella, Cindy struggles to define her own "happily ever after." For children ages 6-99, with music, dancing, and puppets. Part of Project Y's 3rd annual Women in Theater Festival.
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Project Y presents a world premiere drama about sexual violence, rape culture, and what it means to listen.
... Read moreJenna and Kate are best friends, until one drunken night when Kate ends up in the bathroom with Derek, the guy Jenna has a crush on. Afterwards, Kate says she was raped, while Derek claims it was consensual. Part of Project Y's 3rd annual Women in Theater Festival.