Producer New York, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA When Bob Donnalley and I produced A Shayna Maidel in New York more than 20 years ago, we knew that the play had “legs.̶…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMArtistic & Administrative Director of NY Artists Unlimited, Playwright-Director-Actress New York, New York USA A relic of the Warhol days, ex-”Queen of off-off-Broadway,” and…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPerformer, playwright, professor of acting New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? I look to my dreams for inspiration – they are full of strange beauty. What’s you…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMDirector / Dramaturg New York, New York USA I grew up in England. My primary school Head Mistress insisted I have Speech and Drama lessons, when she heard me speaking English with a Spanish-…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPlaywright, Composer, Director New York, New York USA I dreamed of being a concert pianist. So I could stay at home and practice, I started a mail order business selling celebrity photos. I …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMWriter and Director New York, New York USA The play that changed my life would be Antigone. I was cast as Ismene for a radio production at Purdue University, where one of the theatre departm…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMProducing Director at T. Schreiber Studio New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Art and music are a big inspiration for me. Whenever I need a pick-me-up a trip to the …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMProducer New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Music, musicals, plays, friends and family! What’s your favorite book / movie / line from a play / pop culture guilty ple…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPlaywright / Attorney New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Most often, in history – to the point where I’ve toyed with the idea of thanking The History Channel, shou…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMFinance, production and general management New York, New York USA I was very lucky growing up. My parents are both professors and there was a summer stock at the college they taught at, so, …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPlaywright/Theatre Director/Producer London, UK I am the granddaughter of Romanian Jewish immigrants raised with many languages and cultures; a mixture of Northern English working class vaud…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMDirector / Choreographer / Actor New York, New York USA When I was eight, my parents took me to see a production of Oklahoma – I was smitten. I especially remember a dancer in the show who…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMAdministrator / Fundraiser New York, New York USA At age 90, my greatest inspiration comes from waking up and facing the day. I loved Providence but am happiest in NYC and grateful to LPTW f…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMTheatre Director; Applied Theatre Practitioner New York, New York USA My best escape is a trip through the Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, following the Coast Range down towards the Kuc…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMDramaturg, Academic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA I find inspiration everywhere and I think it has something to do with the fact that I am the product of two teachers. My incredible paren…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPerformer/General Manager New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? I look for inspiration in other peoples’ successes; a great play, a fabulous performance or a fun ev…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPlaywright, Translator, Songwriter, Editor South Gate, California USA Where do you look for inspiration? Politics, poetry, music, film, literature and human experience What’s your favorite…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMTheatre Director, Artistic Director, Producer New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? I am inspired by everything around us. As an artist (visual as well as theatre), I b…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPerformer / Writer / Director New York, New York USA I am inspired by everything that happens around me. I love storytelling and I see stories in everything that touches my life. The plays…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPlaywright, actor New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Books, subway rides, memories What’s your favorite book / movie / line from a play / pop culture guilty pleasu…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMActor, Director, Playwright, Teacher New York, New York USA Reading— A Love Story I love reading—That solo escape into other times, countries, people, and events; time spent in solitude…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMActor, writer and theatre producer Nairobi, KENYA LPTW’s 30th anniversary coincides with my 50th (in April). The received wisdom is that women don’t reveal their age, but in my part …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMProducer Brooklyn, New York USA My Name is Rachel Corrie changed my life. Radically. I was a junior in college, studying acting, studying abroad in London, and generally being 21 years old w…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMTheater Writer/Producer Granby, Connecticut USA A Marriage Made in Heaven Being a critic allows for a perfect marriage of two of my passions: theater and writing. Both passions have known ea…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMPerforming Arts Administrator / Consultant, International Projects in the Arts New York, New York USA While working at The Laura Pels International Foundation, I was introduced to the distin…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMDramatist New York, New York USA For the past six years, the source of my inspiration has come from my research on Edmonia Lewis (1845-1911) who is the first woman of African-American and Na…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMActress, Producer New York, New York USA I often say that if I couldn’t be an actress I’d be a private investigator or a historian. Researching different lives, times and places is a del…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMDramatist, Producer New York, New York USA I managed to get myself to The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe on Broadway more than once. After first being dazzled by Lily T…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMRetired Arts Administrator, former Co- President of the League of Professional Theatre Women, 30th Anniversary Co-Chair New York, New York USA Always inspired by the work of other women and …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMArtistic Director – Kabosh, Director Belfast IRELAND My favorite book is ‘Grace Notes’ by Bernard McLaverty – a superb piece of work about a creative Belfast woman. Amongst many …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMAdvertising/Marketing, Directing New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Inspiration usually finds me in unexpected ways. I feel it’s one of those things that you can’t…
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