PROJECT Y THEATRE PRESENTS

THE 8TH ANNUAL

WOMEN IN THEATRE

FESTIVAL
June 2 - 17, 2023
A.R.T./New York Theatres

The Women in Theatre Festival seeks to broaden the opportunities for women in the entertainment industry by producing new work by women with more than 50% female representation of all artists involved.

PRESS

"Yoga with Jillian is as funny as it is cathartic, an honest and accurate representation of where many (most?) of us are right now. Work through the pain and go see it: it'll be good for you"
 

"Played with both comedic flair and genuine pathos, by Michole Biancosino"

 

 

- ThinkingTheater

"Promises to give your chuckle muscles a good workout."

 

- BWW Scotland

"Quickly, we learn Jillian isn’t exactly the peaceful yogi who’s going to guide you through a gentle sun salutation."

"The play is funny."

"The show is about our strategies to cope with a world that seems to be getting more unhinged by the day."

 

- Jenn Jarecki, Vermont Public

FEATURING

EDINBURGH FRINGE

Yoga With Jillian is headed to Edinburgh Fringe!

 

Named on of the "Top 50 Shows to See at Edinburgh Fringe" in 2023 by the Guardian.

 

Click here to buy tickets to see Jillian in Edinburgh!

ABOUT THE PLAY
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ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

A lobby installation project by Chen Wei Liao

June 3rd - 17th, 2023

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ABOUT THE SERIES

Sunday, June 4th, 2023  |  7pm

 

The ALL HANDS ON DECK series is back with a new session! The festival shares new works by Female Playwrights of the African Diaspora.  Featuring work by award winning playwrights Judy Tate, Marie-Françoise Theodore and Shamar White, the short plays are directed by Tonia Anderson and Noelle LuSane. Conceived by Antu Yacob,  the series explores different perspectives of the Black experience in America. This session's theme is  "On Womanhood: Surrendering to the Goddess Within". What does it mean to be a woman in 2023? What does it mean to surrender to yourself?  Join us in person as we explore. 

 

JUMP! by Shamar White

Directed by Noelle LuSane

CAST:

Brittany Davis: RADIANCE

Johnny Wu: MAJOR VU

Magaly Colimon-Christopher: ROCHELLE

Aidan Amster: Stage Directions

 

KAREN AND ME AND GODDESS MAKES THREE by Judy Tate

Directed by Tonia Anderson

CAST:

Magaly Colimon-Christopher: JANELLE

Nadhege Ptah: GODDESS

Tara Gadomski: KAREN

Amanda Kearns: Stage Directions

 

ORIGINAL LIGHT by Marie-Francoise Theodore

Directed by Tonia Anderson

CAST:

Brittany Davis: DARA

Johnny Wu: GUY and TOM and SAM

Tara Gadomski: SUSIE and NURSE

Atibon Nazaire: DESSALINE

Nadhege Ptah: MARENN

Sophie Butler-Rahman: Stage Directions

 

Live Musical Accompaniment for the evening will be provided by Kena Anae.

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023  |  7:30pm

 

Join us for a reading of a new play by our first VISIONARY COMMISSION recipient, Amina Henry.  A new version of PIED PIPER by Amina Henry (Women’s Project, Jack, Kilroys List) will be unveiled in its work-in-progress form. We are thrilled to have Amina create another feminist fairytale for us. Her past productions with us include CINDY and SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Free!

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ABOUT THE GROUP

CareGiver Reading

Thursday, June 8th, 2023  |  7:30pm

 

Our aim is to amplify and uphold each other. The creation of this group is an act of recognition that the particular demands on caregiver writers - especially during an unpredictable and ongoing pandemic - continue to hack away at our creative time in invisible and isolating ways. It is also a show of confidence that an artistic career does not have to be derailed by the demands of caregiving. We seek to support parent playwrights in the creation and presentation of original work, and are committed to foregrounding diverse points of view from historically underrepresented voices.

 

Our group has received financial and in-kind support from Project Y Theatre, New Georges, Juilliard, 5th Floor Theater's Groundbreaker's Grant, and others.

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Friday, June 9th, 2023  |  7:30pm

 

The Real Girls is a sci-fi, musical-comedy satire about celebrity culture and the entertainment industry, set in the not-so-distant future, and inside the audience’s brain. In this world, it is the norm to have a brainial implant called "The BOX", which directly feeds perfectly customized content into your mind, giving you what you want before you know you want it. Through our "feed" we follow the careers of "The Real Girls," a girl group made up of four sisters/former humans turned algorithmically programmed celebrity persona. This audio play explores our society’s relationship with celebrities and the culture that creates and defines them.

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ABOUT THE PLAY

PENGUIN IN YOUR EAR

a work-in-stand-up-comedy process  


written and performed by Eliza Bent

directed by Jess Barbagallo

 

Saturday, June 10th, 2023  |  3pm & 7:30pm

on a doublebill with YOGA WITH JILLIAN

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ABOUT THE SERIES

Sunday, June 11th, 2023  |  7pm

 

Aimed at reclaiming and celebrating the history of women in theatre, these plays are commissioned adaptations of a play by the first woman playwright, 10th century abbess, Hrosthwitha of Gandersham. This is part of a 5 year project to adapt all 6 of these historical plays and bring more awareness to this unknown female writer who deserves a place in theatre history.

 

This year we've commissioned 5 playwrights to write free adaptations of the play, Paphnutius or The Conversion of the Harlot Thaïs 

 

Playwrights Liz Appel (Bells Like Hooves, Roundabout Underground reading series), Enid Graham (Ruth, O'Neill National Playwrights Conference), Ying Ying Li (Emerging Writers Group at the Public Theatre), Colleen O'Doherty ("Missing Ingredient," Project Y Theatre) and Deepa Purohit (Elyria, Atlantic Theatre) are writing new short plays to be staged in readings as part of Women in Theatre Festival 2023.  Directed by Rachel Dart and Kimille Howard.

 

The Adaptations:

The Gay Agenda (or Homo Indutus) by Colleen O’Doherty

The "F" Word by Deepa Purohit

YES by Liz Appel

The Conversion by Enid Graham

But Is She Sorry by Ying Ying Li

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ABOUT THE MOLOGUE SERIES

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023  |  7:30pm

 

We are partnering with Honor Roll! to feature an evening of writing by women playwrights 40 or over.  Through a submission and selection process, we have chosen an evening of monologues to be read by the playwrights and a company of actors.

 

The Hoodie Play, by Liz Amadio
Sugar & Spice, by Caytha Jentis
I am a Dyke, by Anne Valentino
Starring America, by Julie Weinberg
You're My Last Little Girl, Mae Mobley, by Yvette Heyliger
Pandora Monologue from "In the Cervix of Others", by Alice Eve Cohen
Tamar from 3 Sisters, 3 Witches, 3 Ghosts, by Dana Leslie Goldstein
The Assistant, by Ashley Minihan
The Quality of Respect, by Shellen Lubin
Dreaming, by Angela Page
Dr. Bob, by Serena Norr
Toppings and Sides, by Jessica Feder-Birnbaum
Open Palms, by J. Lois Diamond

ABOUT THE PLAY

Thursday, June 15th, 2023  |  7:30pm

on a doublebill with YOGA WITH JILLIAN 

 

Written by Chris Reisig

Directed by Amanda Whiteley

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Friday, June 16th, 2023  |  7:30pm

on a doublebill with YOGA WITH JILLIAN 

 

Emilia Suarez (creator, music and lyrics)
Timiki Salinas (creator, co-director)
Aubyn Heglie (creator, co-director) 
Jack Dentinger (creator)

 

The sonic journey of a young woman’s attempt to reconnect with her body. When memory isn’t enough, she turns to music, movement, bodies, puppets, loved ones, cameras, and ancient myths as she unravels the tangled web of repressed trauma. 

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ABOUT THE PLAY

The Two Hander

by Julia Blauvelt

a new play reading

 

Saturday, June 17th, 2023, Matinee 

on a doublebill with YOGA WITH JILLIAN 

 

About the Play:

Therapy first-timer Claire feels immediately understood by the sharp and aloof Diana, and begins the difficult work of learning how to ask for the help she badly needs. But there are other obstacles in the room far less obvious than Claire's learning curve.  As patient and doctor come to rely on each other in a way that transcends the office, hidden truths become devastating omissions, resulting in a blowup fueled by the innate human need to be understood-- no matter the cost.

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The award winning, Project Y Theatre Company, is an outside-the-box theatre company that supports the creation, development, and production of new works for the stage in New York City. 2022 marks our 22nd year as a company committed to supporting playwrights and their plays, with a focus on experimenting with new technologies while centering women and LGBTQ voices. Project Y positions new plays and new voices to be part of the theatrical conversation.