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- Title
Beyond the 22%: Gender Inequity in Regional Theatres’ Show Selections.
- Authors
McConarty, Karen; Rose, Heidi
- Abstract
Although many U.S. regional theatres claim that gender parity factors prominently into their seasons’ show selections, women playwrights continually struggle to have their work produced. In this study, we explore the dissonance between theatre professionals’ stated intentions and actions with regard to gender parity in play selection. Interviews with theatre professionals reveal that the prioritization of organizational needs over gender inclusion perpetuates a silencing of women’s voices in American regional theatre. The inclusivity of theatres and other types of arts organizations may improve with a reanalysis of organizational structures and communication, as well as a refocusing on the organizations’ immediate communities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GENDER inequality; THEATERS; REGIONAL theater; DRAMATISTS; ART associations
- Publication
Women's Studies in Communication, 2017, Vol 40, Issue 2, p212
- ISSN
0749-1409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/07491409.2017.1295410