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Women's Project Theater is a non-profit theater based in New York City. It is the nation's oldest and largest company dedicated to producing and promoting theater created by women. ==Background== Women's Project Theater was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles, who was associate director at the American Place Theater, to address the conspicuous under-representation of women artists working in the American theater. A survey at the time indicated that only 7% of plays produced in the United States were written by women. Over three decades later, employment statistics for women playwrights and directors have improved, But women are still in a minority position. Even today, only 20% of opportunities in the professional theater nationwide are granted to women theater artists. Women's Project Theater continues to combat gender bias with the simple act of job creation. A season at Women's Project Theater includes a three play 'Mainstage Season' season, 'WP Lab', and 'Annual Women of Achievement Awards Gala'. Women's Project Theater has produced more than six hundred mainstage plays and developmental projects 〔Production History: http://wptheater.org/about/past-productions/〕 including ''Crooked'' by Catherine Treischmann, ''Aliens with Extraordinary Skills'' by Saviana Stănescu and Virginia Woolf's only play,'' Freshwater'', directed by Anne Bogart. Other productions include ''Or'', by Liz Duffy Adams, ''Smudge'' by Rachel Axler, ''Lascivious Something'' by Sheila Callaghan, ''Apple Cove'' by Lynn Rosen,''Milk Like Sugar'' by Kirsten Greenidge, ''How The World Began'' by Catherine Treischmann, ''Bethany'' by Laura Marks and ''Jackie'' by Elfriede Jelinek. Women's Project Theater artist alumni include Anne Bogart, Ruby Dee, Eve Ensler, Kim Hunter, Lynn Nottage, Diane Paulus, Maggie Siff, Frances Sternhagen, Anna Deavere Smith, and Sarah Jessica Parker. The 'WP Lab' is the heart of Women's Project Theater's artistic programming, and the only program in the nation that fosters artistic collaboration between emerging and mid-career Playwrights, Directors and Producers. Each year, Women’s Project Theater hosts the Women of Achievement Awards Gala Awards, which has honored Chita Rivera, Eve Ensler, Whoopi Goldberg, Estelle Parsons, Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Redgrave, and Laurie Anderson, amongst others. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women's Project Theater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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