Thursday, February 25, 2016
12 Off-Broadway Theatres Earn Seal of Approval from LPTW
Stage Directions: The League of Professional Theatre Women awarded 12 Off-Broadway theatres with their new “Seal of Approval.” LPTW’s Seal of Approval “honors leaders in the theatre community who have demonstrated commitment to gender parity in their hiring practices.” There are two types of seals: Gold and Silver. The LPTW Gold Seal is awarded to theatres in which 50% of playwrights or 50% of directors (or both) hired in the last 5 seasons were women. The LPTW Silver Seal is awarded to theatres in which 50% of playwrights or 50% of directors (or both) hired in the most recent season were women.
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I had no idea the LPTW existed, but boy, am I sure glad I learned. Groups responsible for the empowerment and increased representation of women in entertainment, especially in theater, are in my opinion, few and far between. After reading an article last month about how the Swedish Film Institute, or SFI, a state-funded group, has been pushing for gender parity in the ratios of production employees, screenwriters, and directors. While it's most likely going to be a very long time before our own Academy takes steps like that, it's good to know that someone is at least rewarding the efforts of theaters making the right kind of progress.
That being said, this article also brings up the term "glass curtain, " referring to the fact that less than 20% of plays produced in the U.S are written by a woman. While I'd never heard of the "glass curtain" I'm glad that someone has coined the term, as the first step to solving a problem is recognizing it exists. In the meantime, congratulations to the winners of this year's honors, here's to more of them in the years to come.
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