WhatsOnStage.com: Tonic Celebrates brings together a variety of female voices to celebrate their work and discuss pressing and relevant issues in the theatre industry. Previous panellists have included director Marianne Elliott, actress Dame Harriet Walter, Globe artistic director Emma Rice, and Tricycle artistic director Indhu Rubasingham.
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This was an uplifting article to read about how female producers, writers, and directors make theatre a better environment for women. I think this doesn't just apply to theatre but television and movies as well-- while we are making progress with having more women on the creative and directoral teams of film and tv, there is still much progress to be made. Often times in Hollywood successful women face issues with not being given full credit for their work, being not taken as seriously when holding high positions, or simply not having as many opportunities to be in charge as men in the industry do. As all of the sexual assault allegations are coming to light particularly in the entertainment industry, it is especially critical to have more women in this workplace to uplift other women and share the stories of their experiences as females in this industry.
I really enjoyed this article as it was a glimpse into what can be possible if women will band together and work to make the world a better place for the women around them. It feels a little like a broken record but people need to hire more women just to crack open the doors just enough that a few people can start to make the change. It will only take a few and then the floodgates will open and real change can occur. This is going to take effort of more than just women it will take the work of every individual who can be a source of change. Personally, I don’t want this conversation to stop until real progress has been made. And until the offenders are no longer allowed to sweep their mistakes under the rug and pretend they never happened. We have a long way to go but this means that we’re headed in the right direction!
Well in this time of rather depressing news, it is good to heard that there is some positive progress being made in my industry but part of me just wants to scream from the rooftop like DUH of course when you put women in charge theater is a more fun and user friendly world for everyone. It is not because women are inherently nicer or anything it is just because we don't walk in a room and assume that the people of the opposite gender owe us something for no reason. We never will, and thats because women aren't taught that and the second we stop teaching men that, and we allow them to just live they will also make the theater a user friendly place. The culture of male dominance is just that, it is culture. It can be broken down just as easily as it is created if we all get on the same side and have the same goal I am happy that women make the theater a better place to be and I look forward to the day where we run the show, but more than that I look forward to a time where gender is the least important part of your job.
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