08.01.18
******FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***********
MARY PAGE MARLOWE and STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at 2ND STAGE, WILD ABANDON at IRISH REP, and FIRE IN DREAMLAND at THE PUBLIC THEATRE ALL PART OF THIS MONTH’S QUALIFYING PRODUCTIONS LIST FROM PARITY PRODUCTIONS**
NEW YORK, NY (August 1, 2018) Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for August —their popular directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the roles filled with women and transgender artists (directors, designers, and playwrights).
Parity Productions is New York’s theatre company that is dedicated to developing and producing new work and committed to filling a minimum of 50% of the creative roles on their productions with women and trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists (playwrights, directors, and designers). In addition, part of their mission is to provide substantial promotional support to other shows that meet the 50% hiring standard in the form of social media, email blasts, PR support, and placement in their Qualifying Productions Directory. “In 2017, our Qualifying Productions Program promoted 152 productions and served 116 companies. In 2018, we are on track to surpass that – and we're thrilled. There are many productions that need and deserve support. We applaud those that follow a 50% hiring standard," says Artistic Director and Founder Ludovica Villar-Hauser.
2018 marks the first year of Parity Productions’ partnership with Show-Score. The two companies have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind partnership in support of a 50/50 industry hiring standard. If Qualifying Productions have 7 or more performances, they will also be featured on Show-score.com, the largest fan community for New York City Theater.
To submit your production, go to https://www.parityproductions.org/submit-your-qualifying-production.html.
To purchase tickets to Qualifying Productions, go to https://www.parityproductions.org/qualifying-productions.html or the individual show website.
August’s Qualifying Productions are:
Addy & Uno
09/02/17 — 08/16/18
Theatre Row
https://www.addyanduno.com/
After Dinner Joke
07/13/18 -- 08/05/18
Potomac Theatre Project
http://ptpnyc.org/
Beloved
08/04/18 -- 08/18/18
Bridge Production Group
satcnyc.org/beloved/
BT: Master of Return
07/14/18 -- 08/04/18
Planet Connections
https://www.observancetheplay.com/
Collective Rage
08/16/18 -- 08/23/18
MCC Theater
https://www.mcctheater.org/shows/18-19_season/collective-rage/index.html
delicacy of a puffin heart
07/25/18 — 08/05/18
Corkscrew Theatre Festival
https://corkscrewfestival.org/puffin-heart
Desarrollo
07/27/18 — 08/05/18
Corkscrew Theatre Festival
https://corkscrewfestival.org/desarrollo
Dick Pix
07/19/18 -- 08/11/18
TheaterLab
https://perfectpixplays.com/
Dickie in the House
07/12/18 -- 09/28/18
Liv & Mags
thepit-nyc.com/events/dickie-in-the-house/
ELEPHANT
07/11/18 -- 08/05/18
Planet Connections
http://www.risingsunnyc.com/elephant.html
Fire In Dreamland
06/19/18 -- 08/05/18
The Public Theater
https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/17-18-Season/Fire-in-Dreamland/
Less than 50%
08/03/18 -- 09/01/18
59E59, Theater C
http://www.newlighttheaterproject.com/less-than-50
Little Rock
06/14/18 -- 09/08/18
The Sheen Center
http://www.littlerockplay.com/
Mary Page Marlowe
Previews Begin: 06/19/18
07/12/18 -- 08/12/18
2nd Stage
https://2st.com/shows/current-production/mary-page-marlowe
Much Ado About Nothing
08/14/18 -- 08/19/18
Rude Grooms, LLC
rudegrooms.com/productions/much-ado-about-nothing/
Perfect Teeth
07/18/18 -- 08/12/18
TheatreLab
www.theaterlabnyc.com/events/perfect-teeth-2018/
Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic
10/13/16 – 11/04/18
New World Stages
http://www.puffstheplay.com/
A Raisin in the Sun
06/17/17 — 12/01/18
Harlem Repertory Theatre
Tato Laviera Theatre
http://tix.smarttix.com/Modules/Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx?ControlState=1&DiscountCode=&SalesEventId=4360&DC=
Red Emma & The Mad Monk
08/16/18 -- 09/01/18
The Tank
http://www.thetanknyc.org/theater/1171-red-emma-the-mad-monk/
SCUM
08/09/18 -- 08/18/1/8
The Producers Club
https://www.scumtheplay.com/
Sex Object
08/02/18 -- 08/12/18
The PIT Loft
thepit-nyc.com/events/sex-object/
Sistas: The Musical
10/23/11 —12/30/18
St. Luke’s Theatre
http://www.sistasthemusical.com/
Straight White Men
Previews: 06/29/18
07/23/18 — 09/09/18
2nd Stage
https://2st.com/shows/current-production/straight-white-men#info
Then She Fell
12/2016 – 08/26/18
Third Rail Projects
The Kingsland Ward at St. Johns
http://www.thenshefell.com/
This One's for the Girls
10/07/17 -- 09/05/18
St. Luke's Theatre
thisonesforthegirlsthemusical.com/
Twelfth Night
07/17/18 -- 08/19/18
The Public Theater, Shakespeare in the Park
https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/SITP/Twelfth-Night-2018/?src=51058
VALOR, AGRAVIO, Y MUJER
10/27/17 — 08/24/18
Repertorio Español
https://repertorio.nyc/#/event/a0S0L00000SNoqjUAD
Waitress
04/24/16 – TBA
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
http://waitressthemusical.com/index.php
Wicked Frozen
04/08/18 — 09/02/18
St. Luke’s Theater
https://www.wickedfrozen.com/
Wild Abandon
09/19/18 -- 10/21/18
Irish Repertory Theatre
irishrep.org/show/2018-2019-season/wild-abandon/
Worse than Tigers
08/24/18 -- 09/01/18
New Ohio Theatre
http://www.themilltheatre.org/
The Year of the Solar Eclipse
07/13/18 -- 08/04/18
Planet Connections
https://www.theyearofthesolareclipse.com/#tickets
To be listed in the Parity Productions Qualifying Productions Directory, each show must meet these criteria: 50% of the creative roles on the production—playwrights, directors, and designers—must be filled by women and/or TGNC artists; and shows must be full productions (with at least one designer distinct from playwright/director) with a minimum of six performances in a New York City venue.
Parity’s Qualifying Productions Program is part of their slate of advocacy programs that includes The Annual Parity Commission for Women and Transgender Playwrights, The Women and Transgender Artists Database and The Parity Store – a digital storefront that offers works of art, gift items, and professional services – many at a discount – to the industry and audiences. One out of every $10 the company makes from The Parity Store funds The Annual Parity Commission for Women and Transgender Playwrights.
