HERSTORY is back! NOplays will once again produce a festival of new plays written by women about women who changed our world. The performance will take place at the Silk Road Art Gallery in New Haven Connecticut, March 10th and 11th. Directors will receive a small stipend. If you are interested, please email your resume to natalie.noplays@gmail.com.
This is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.
PRODUCTIONS:
Two Girls by Allie Costa.
Produced by: Our Generation Festival, Ireland.
Running November 6th, 7th, and 8th at Tricky’s McGarrigles in Sligo, with an additional performance November 9th at An Caife Bia Slainte in Manorhamilton. Book tickets by emailing therabbitsriottheatrecompany@gmail.com or by contacting The Rabbit’s Riot Theatre Company on Facebook.
Quality Assurance by Allie Costa.
Produced by: Obsidian Theatre in Texas.
Directed by Renata Smith and Christine Weems, will run November 10th through November 19th at Obsidian Theatre in Texas as part of Five Minute Mile. In this fast and funny story, a telemarketer doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. Featuring Sam Denomy and Elizabeth Grant.
Five Minute Mile is produced by Cone Man Running Productions.
Five Minute Mile is a unique night of theatre where any given night you see a different lineup of plays. 32 plays were selected for the production. Eight are scheduled to perform each night. The next six are drawn at random at the start of the show. The last six are voted on by the audience based on the title, descriptions, and the actors involved. It’s a different lineup every single night!
http://conemanprod.wixsite.com/home/copy-of-coming-next
READINGS:
One Acts and Snacks at Casa de Beverley
Join Casa de Beverley for One Acts and Snacks in Brooklyn, Saturday, November 19th at 6PM for great art, conversation, and food. This season we are focusing on 10 minute plays written by female playwrights.
Featured Playwrights and plays:
Remote Control by Ann Mary Mullane
I Join A Mental Institution and Have Fun! by Jodie Leidecker
The Agnostic Foundation for Dying With Dignity’s 50th Annual Lottery by Simi Toledano
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oas-november-19th-season-3-tickets-28643524553
To submit to the December issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in the first LADIES FIRST newsletter.
LADIES FIRST is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.
PRODUCTIONS:
Rover Dramawerks 365 Women a Year Festival.
Plano, Texas May 5th through May 14th. http://www.roverdramawerks.com/
Femme Noir by Allie Costa.
Produced by Urban Legends, Urban Theatre Movement’s one-act festival.
Running May 20th through May 28th at Studio/Stage in Los Angeles. Inspired by classic noir stories such as Double Indemnity, Femme Noir revolves around a female P.I. hired by a notorious playboy to solve a murder in 1944. Written and directed by Allie Costa. http://urbantheatremovement.com/
READINGS:
She Has Seen the Wolf by Allie Costa
Produced as one of six plays named Best of PlayGround-LA for the 2015-2016 season.
The selected plays will have staged readings on Monday, May 9th at Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood and will be published in the Best of PlayGround Los Angeles 2016 anthology. In She Has Seen the Wolf, a modern-day Red Riding Hood asserts herself after receiving unwanted attention from a wolf.http://www.playground-la.org/bestof/
To submit to the June issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s LADIES FIRST newsletter.
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Help dismantle the patriarchy by supporting equal representation of women in theatre and the arts…
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It only takes $5 to make a difference, AND if you make a difference with NOplays this month, you’ll win a collectable women’s trading card, but you only have five more days to give before the end of March!
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In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, NOplays is launching our first fundraiser! We hope that you’ll consider making a donation today!
Any amount you can give will help us support women in theatre, but in order to receive a historical women’s trading card, you must give a minimum of $7.50. WE’RE LOWERING THE MINIMUM DONATION TO $5!!!! These cards are limited edition AND WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH, 11:59AM. Make sure you get in your donations quickly. Thank you for your support!
LADIES FIRST is a list of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.
PRODUCTIONS:
She Was Never Lost by Allie Costa.
Produced by Monster Box Theatre.
Examines the life of Alice Liddell, who inspired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
She Was Never Lost is one of 23 plays being presented at the 365 Women’s Festival, being held March 3rd through March 6th at Monster Box Theatre, 2529 Elizabeth Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328 Tickets: 248 787-5365.
Drop in the Ocean by Allie Costa.
Produced by Bellarmine University International 10-Minute Play Festival.
This play is dedicated to the conservation of marine protected areas, also called “hope spots.”
Running March 16th through March 21st in Kentucky. Tickets: https://bellarmine.wufoo.com/forms/bellarmine-theatre-ticket-form/.
Breaking Cover by Allie Costa.
Produced by Urban Waves Open Hydrant Spring Short Play Festival.
This comedy is all about spies, lies, and alibis. Also, the importance of room service.
March 18th through March 20th in New York. https://www.facebook.com/OpenHydrant/ http://www.openhydrant.org/.
Two Girls by Allie Costa.
Produced by The Reproductive Freedom Festival.
Sunday, March 20th in New York. The festival will have a livestream starting that evening at 6 PM ESTwhile the shows are presented on stage at The TACT Studio. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2506065
Livestream: http://reproductivefreedomfestival.org/watch/#JoinUs.
To submit to the April issue of LADIES FIRST, email natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of the month. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s LADIES FIRST newsletter.
Tonight’s your last night to see 365 Women a Year Part II at Hubbard Hall! The performance starts at 8pm in the Freight Depot. Come support local artists and greater gender parity in theatre.
Check out these highlights from the rehearsals. See what you missed? Don’t miss out again!
Buy tickets here.
Get on your snow boots and scarf! Tonight’s the opening night for NOplays’ second 365 Women a Year event, featuring the works of Bennington College students and alumni. What do Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Bishop, Stella Adler, and Pina Bausch all have in common? They’re going to be on stage tonight at Hubbard Halls’ Freight Depot at 8pm! Don’t miss out! Buy tickets here.
The deadline for LADIES FIRST ISSUE #4, FEBRUARY is coming up! Remember to submit the information about your new plays to natalie.noplays@gmail.com before the end of January. Send us your name, the name of your play, the name of the theatre producing your work, a sentence or two about the play, the where and when, and an image. We’ll put the information into our monthly newsletter and send in out to our networks!
NOplays is a monthly newsletter of new productions, workshops, readings, and publications by female playwrights. Our goal is to create greater gender parity in the theatre by highlighting the works of female writers and the organizations that promote and produce their works.
Bennington Banner wrote an article about the Winter Carnival and 365 Women a Year. Read all about NOplays upcoming production!
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