Can you remember the last play you saw
written by a woman?
Most people can't.
62% in our last survey could not.
But here's the good news! That's UP 10% !
WPI has really started something.
In Central Florida this season, audiences will see
4% more plays written by women
than in the past two seasons!
Nationally, just 17% of the plays produced
on America's main stages are written by women.*
WPI is increasing that percentage,
one event at a time.
*
New York State Council on the Arts
Mission statement of Women Playwrights' Initiative:
"to foster the development and production of plays written by women, through educational outreach, workshops, readings and productions."
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Brief History
We began with a small group of women meeting over coffee, each caring in her own way about women's work in the theater. The faces have changed over the course of a few years, but the mission has remained: increase production of plays written by women. To that end, the WPI has become a non-profit organization, gathered a Board of Directors, solicited manuscripts from women writers in the Southeast, staged a number of play readings and several fully-staged productions, crafted the first playwriting workshop, and launched a "Wave of Women Writers" (WOWW!) in the Central Florida area. By Sept 30, 2007, we will have produced 19 events – all committed to the presentation of superior content and artistic excellence.
Board of Directors List
President Lyndol Michael
- producer, emerging scriptwriter, publicist, served on four artistic boards
- co-producer of WPI's first World Premiere in March-April 2004
- producer, Staged Reading and World Premiere of Orabelle's Wheelbarrow
- producer, Reading and World Premiere of A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once
Vice President/Projects Manager Julia Allardice Gagne
- directed and co-produced WPI's first World Premiere in March-April 2004
- introduced new works and emerging playwrights to Central Florida audiences
since 1991
- administers WPI's Call for Scripts and guides the script selection process
- artistic director for World Premiere of A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once
Vice President /Acting Secretary Mary Edenfield
- attorney and shareholder, Mateer & Harbert, P.A., with 25 years of experience
- volunteer and board member with community, civic, and arts organizations
- 5th generation Floridian
Acting Treasurer Sally McArthur
- attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association
- theater experience as producer, director, playwright, actress, box office manager, stage manager, technician
- 15 years in computer installation, consulting, training and support
- Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Judicial Externship with 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Member Jennifer Cavenaugh
- holds the Winifred M. Warden Endowed Chair of Theater and Dance at Rollins College
- director and dramaturg with over 20 years of professional theater experience
- member of Actor's Equity Association
- author of several articles and a book in gender and theater
Member Courtney Miller
- experience as a director, stage manager, company manager, production manager, designer and actor
- lifelong Central Florida resident committed to supporting the local arts community
- proud Rollins College alumna; received B.A. in Theater Arts in 2003
Member Nicolle Avery
- Marketing and Sales Coordinator for Steak and Ale restaurants
- Theater experience in acting, directing, writing and producing
- B.A. in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001
- Experience in fundraising for local charitable events and organizations
Member Kathleen Lindsey
- Professional career in theater for 35 years in directing, producing, acting and teaching.
- Directed 4 projects for WPI
- Produced on and off Broadway, directed and acted Off Broadway
- Graduate of North Carolina School of the arts in acting
Member Laura Genette
- Business Manager WKMG-TV6
- Member Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association
- Co-Chair of Local 6 “Green Team”
| Women Playwrights' Initiative (WPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We accept tax-deductible contributions payable to WPI or to Women Playwrights Initiative. Mail to: 14507 Greydale Circle, Orlando 32826-4221 with your contact information. Please email any questions to: lyndolmichael@earthlink.net |
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