#estrogenius

Being a Fundraiser – Or Not

Sitting here drinking coffee in a lovely, quiet NYC morning, I am reading two articles in the Times about Broadway Productions, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/theater/rules-for-investing-in-a-broadway-production.html?emc=eta1

and http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/theater/on-broadway-today-a-name-above-the-title-isnt-that-hard.html?emc=eta1.

Here’s the main gist of those articles – In the…

I just read Theresa Rebeck’s article “Broadway in Review” in the recent special issue of The Dramatist.

It’s concise, clear and to the point – and one of the fine points she makes is that women are grossly under-represented on Broadway – on the page and on the stage. Yet I am currently curating the solo show portion of a women’s festival,  Estrogenius, and about to curate another, my own Women at…

I am a strict grammarian. I cannot abide bad grammar, poor syntax, misspellings, for God’s sake!

I’ve been reading my way through a pile of scripts – a pile of 29, all to be read and assessed by the end of this week. I read them in batches – three or four in a row, before taking a break to refresh my palate. I don’t want to get jaded or dull, or overcritical. I want to be a fair judge. And I am…

I just finished reading over 40 scripts, submitted for the Estrogenius Festival and for my Women at Work Festival. This year, for the first time, I put all the scripts on my iPad, and did not look at any of the other submission materials until I had read…