ICYMI: A is For Announces New Playwriting Contest
photo credit: Dianna Bush photography A month ago, A is For, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing reproductive rights and ending the stigma against abortion care, held a benefit reading … Continue reading
WBW Brief: April 30, 2018
Here’s the latest news and opportunities in the world for women artists. Interview with Domee Shi: Bao–the first Pixar short film directed by a woman–premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. … Continue reading
WBW Brief: January 10, 2017
2017 is off to the races. Lots to report. Here are four stories that should be on your radar along with two opportunities–one for playwrights and one for stage directors. … Continue reading
3 Ways to Support Women Today
There a millions of ways to support women in general and in the arts in particular. Here are three. #1 Pledge to watch 52 films by women in the next … Continue reading
Theater News Round Up
AWARDS SEASON CONTINUES On Monday night, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards announced its 2015 nominees for outstanding work Off-Off Broadway. More than 55 theater companies and 57 productions were … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Here’s to a fantastic 2014 with terrific plays and musicals. Works by Women has a lot of interesting features planned for the year ahead. We will launch our 50 State … Continue reading
Interview: Sarah Shaefer
Meet Sarah Shaefer and you will be in awe. She is a very talented playwright-actress. And she’s fierce on- and off-stage. Her newest play, The Gin Baby, will grace the … Continue reading
Wintry Mix All Week Long at New Ohio Theatre
New Georges, the bold and brave company two decades in the making, is hosting Wintry Mix, a weeklong series of new work and work-in-progress casually curated by the company and … Continue reading
Interview: Anna Brenner
Tonight through Saturday, you can catch Jason Pizzarello’s play After People Like You, directed by Anna Brenner, on stage at the East 13th Street Theater (between 3rd & 4th Ave.). … Continue reading
Interview: Sandy Rustin
Sandy Rustin‘s latest play The Cottage is currently on the boards at APAC in Queens. Described as a Noel Coward-esque farce, The Cottage follows Sylvia as she decides to announce … Continue reading