Stage Directions: The League of Professional Theatre Women will present a day-long tribute to the pioneering women of 20th century theatre, including many of those responsible for laying the foundation of regional theatre. The program will offer a day of lectures and discussion on theatrical figures such as Eva Le Gallienne, who created The Civic Repertory Theatre; Margo Jones, who pioneered theatre-in-the-round and was a harbinger of the regional theatre movement; Lucille Lortel, leader in the Off' Broadway movement. The presentations will be given by historians (Susan Quinn, Furious Improvisation), biographers (Alexis Greene, Lucille Lortel: Queen of Off Broadway), and scholars (Wendy Ann Vierow, American Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century). The event is free.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
League of Professional Theatre Women Present Legacy Project Honoring Pioneering Women Producers
Stage Directions: The League of Professional Theatre Women will present a day-long tribute to the pioneering women of 20th century theatre, including many of those responsible for laying the foundation of regional theatre. The program will offer a day of lectures and discussion on theatrical figures such as Eva Le Gallienne, who created The Civic Repertory Theatre; Margo Jones, who pioneered theatre-in-the-round and was a harbinger of the regional theatre movement; Lucille Lortel, leader in the Off' Broadway movement. The presentations will be given by historians (Susan Quinn, Furious Improvisation), biographers (Alexis Greene, Lucille Lortel: Queen of Off Broadway), and scholars (Wendy Ann Vierow, American Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century). The event is free.
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