The National Women's Theatre Festival
See Abortion Rights As A Mother’s Issue This piece was originally published in July 2022 on the Words of Choice blog. It seems obvious to me, as a mom, why […]
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Theatre needs a therapist: a mental health manifesto Early in my career, I was taking rehearsal notes for a director when I heard a sudden crash. Time slowed as I
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You Are What You Practice The idea of practice has been on my mind a lot over the past few years. As a person on converging sobriety, gender, and mental
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G@#$%?&! They Get It From Us! “DID HE GET AUTISM FROM LICKING THE WALLS WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER?!” As a parent to an autistic child, this phrase haunts me.
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why theatre won’t save the world Busily mom-ing and caffeinating, my ears perked right up when NPR intro’d a news story last week: while sharing his personal experience with loneliness,
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Audition Info for WTFringe23 Several shows participating in WTFringe23 presented by the National Women’s Theatre Festival are casting roles with local Triangle Area actors. Here’s the information you need to
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Yesterday, a very troubling concern was brought to our attention. During and following an event in June of 2016, before the formal founding and structuring of the National Women’s Theatre
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Director of Education & Outreach Rowen Haigh The first NWTF event of 2022 is our January Town Hall on Tuesday the 4th and I couldn’t be more pleased. My dream
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So often, in our industry and lives, it may seem like we have no choice but to prioritize other things over our enjoyment, training, and artistic growth. The state of
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Director of Education & Outreach Rowen Haigh I seriously love my job. As Director of Education & Outreach with NWTF, a big part of what I do is to connect
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We at WTF understand that not everyone is able access two weeks of back-to-back synchronous Zoom sessions. That’s why we want to share the amazing resources WTFCon has to offer
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“Recipe For Redaction” show thumbnail Playwright and producer Ali Gautier We had the opportunity to learn a little more about playwright and producer Ali Gautier (she/her), and we’ve just gotta
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“No Justice” show thumbnail Co-writer, director, and producer Dana Hall We had the opportunity to learn a little more about playwright, director, and producer Dana Hall (she/her), and we’ve just
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“Motherland” Zoom still “This story became more and more important after we first conceived of it. The rise in Asian-American hate crimes is personal for many of my friends, who
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“Who We Are” show thumbnail Writer, director, and producer Christine Toy Johnson We had the opportunity to learn a little more about playwright, director, and producer Christine Toy Johnson (she/her),
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