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NYTimes.com: The old boys’ club of New York theater, for decades defined by the chummy relationships of producers and directors, is changing with the rise of female directors who are in demand by veteran playwrights as well as hot young writers.
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Jess Bergson
said...
This article is really interesting and has some really great points, but also some points I don't agree with. First of all, I think it is beyond wonderful that our industry is heading away from a male-dominated world. Fifty years ago, male directors, producers, and stage managers completely dominated our industry. Now, women are seen as equals in the theatre world, and this article shows that women are even beginning to become more prominent in directing in New York. This article also points out how women in New York share that the key to raising to the top in the directing world is to form positive relationships with playwrights. The problem that I have with this is that there are so many aspiring playwrights in New York, and all over the world. While it may be useful and beneficial for a director to rise with a playwright, a playwright's success can be very unpredictable. The same can be said for a director's success. When pairing up two artists, the chances for success can rise, but there is more of a possibility of failure.
It is truly interesting to see this phenomenon in New York. Although after reading Jess's comment, I agree that it is still a male-dominated world and the world of playwright is unpredictable, I think at least it is nice to see female directors are rising as a potential directors. It is good to see how women are gaining more opportunities to exhibit their potentials in the theatrical area. Although it is hard to see it is female-dominant field because there are only 15 to 20 percent of Broadway shows directed by female directors, I hope that more women are encouraged by this opportunities and truly express their potential as future directors.
I am glad that female directors are becoming more prominent in the world of "big" theatre today. I have worked with more female directors in life than I have male, so this is pretty new news to me, but its a very interesting thing to bring to my attention. Now that I think about it, I realize that the writing world is also not populated by many females. Most famous playwrights and composers who are constantly revived or are on Broadway now are men. Sondheim...Schwartz...Lindsay-Abaire...O'Neill...All men. Its very surprising to me that I never realized this.
3 comments:
This article is really interesting and has some really great points, but also some points I don't agree with. First of all, I think it is beyond wonderful that our industry is heading away from a male-dominated world. Fifty years ago, male directors, producers, and stage managers completely dominated our industry. Now, women are seen as equals in the theatre world, and this article shows that women are even beginning to become more prominent in directing in New York. This article also points out how women in New York share that the key to raising to the top in the directing world is to form positive relationships with playwrights. The problem that I have with this is that there are so many aspiring playwrights in New York, and all over the world. While it may be useful and beneficial for a director to rise with a playwright, a playwright's success can be very unpredictable. The same can be said for a director's success. When pairing up two artists, the chances for success can rise, but there is more of a possibility of failure.
It is truly interesting to see this phenomenon in New York. Although after reading Jess's comment, I agree that it is still a male-dominated world and the world of playwright is unpredictable, I think at least it is nice to see female directors are rising as a potential directors. It is good to see how women are gaining more opportunities to exhibit their potentials in the theatrical area. Although it is hard to see it is female-dominant field because there are only 15 to 20 percent of Broadway shows directed by female directors, I hope that more women are encouraged by this opportunities and truly express their potential as future directors.
I am glad that female directors are becoming more prominent in the world of "big" theatre today. I have worked with more female directors in life than I have male, so this is pretty new news to me, but its a very interesting thing to bring to my attention. Now that I think about it, I realize that the writing world is also not populated by many females. Most famous playwrights and composers who are constantly revived or are on Broadway now are men. Sondheim...Schwartz...Lindsay-Abaire...O'Neill...All men. Its very surprising to me that I never realized this.
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