Only 1 in 5 Plays Written by Women This Season Down from Last Year
Following last week's announcement of the Top Ten Most-Produced Plays of the 2015-16 Season, American Theatre Magazine has released the metrics of the gender of playwrights for the upcoming season. The results show that 21 percent of plays are written by female playwrights, 67 percent by male authors and 12 percent are co-written.