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The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project

Presents

BREAKING THE FOURTH WALLA Program and Resource Guide

for Patrons Who Support Women in The Performing Arts

Publisher: Michele WeissEditor: Dee Jae Cox

Associate Editor: Daryl VictorGraphic Designer: Elizabeth Webb

The LA Women’s Theatre Project10061 Riverside Dr. #528, Toluca Lake, CA 91602

818-471-9100www.lawomenstreproject.com

www.lawomenstreathreproject.org

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The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre ProjectOur Mission

The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit orga-nization founded in 2007 by Playwright, Dee Jae Cox and Songwriter, Michele Weiss. It is dedicated to the education, support, promotion and production of performance projects that are of interest and benefit to women.

The LAWTP was designed to increase opportunities for women in the performing arts, as well as providing educational opportunities and performances that represent women and their perspectives on a broader scale.

The LA Women’s Theatre Project10061 Riverside Dr. #528

Toluca Lake Ca, 91602818-471-9100

[email protected]

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Dear LA Women’s Theatre Project Patrons:

Theater was first created by the ancient Greeks and has remained a vital part of our culture, our communities and our lives. It has influenced our ideas, our religion, our society, our politics and our governments. It has survived persecu-tion and irreverence to stand as a vital piece of contemporary culture. It’s more than entertainment; it provides education, a voice and a perspective on so many levels and about so many subjects.

That is why when we acknowledge the statistics of the 21st Century, over 2500 years after the Greeks began their performances in hillside Amphitheatres, and see that only 20% of the professionals working in theater are women, not only do we realize the significant discrepancy in opportunities, but the serious loss and impact on our communities and culture, when so little of the perspec-tives and voices being heard, are female. It is our goal to work not only towards creating greater opportunities for women, but to ensure that women’s voices, perspectives and interests are presented in the performing arts and to our com-munities.

Take a look at what we have going on and then make a choice to be a part of something truly extraordinary.

Thank you for your support.

Best Wishes,Dee Jae Cox & Michele WeissCo-Founders

And The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project Board of Directors

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Theater Listings in the Los Angeles Area*(Please note that The LAWTP has not verified that the following theatres have made

efforts towards the gender parity of playwrights with their productions.)

ALHAMBRA

MOSAIC LIZARD THEATER (626) 457-5293 www.lizardtheater.com

BEVERLY HILLS

ARK THEATRE COMPANY (323) 969-1707 www.arktheatre.org

BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE (310) 855-1556 www.bhplayhouse.com

BURBANK

GTC BURBANK (818) 528-6622 www.gtc.org

THEATRE BANSHEE (818) 846-5323 www.theatrebanshee.org

VICTORY THEATRE CENTER (818) 841-4404 www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org

CULVER CITY

THE ACTORS’ GANG AT THE IVY SUBSTATION (310) 838-4264 www.theactorsgang.com

GLENDALE LUNA PLAYHOUSE (818) 500-7200 www.lunaplayhouse.com

HOLLYWOOD

2ND STAGE THEATRE, THE (323) 871-8018 www.theblank.com

COMPLEX, THE (323) 465-0383 www.complexhollywood.com

CROSSLEY THEATRE (323) 462-8460 www.actorsco-op.org

EL CENTRO THEATRE (323) 230-7261 www.elcentrotheatre.com

HUDSON THEATRE (323) 856-4249 www.hudsontheatre.com

NEXT STAGE, THE/TRES STAGE, THE (323) 850-7827 www.berubians.com

OPEN FIST THEATRE (323) 882-6912 www.openfist.org

SACRED FOOLS THEATER COMPANY (323) 666-5067 www.sacredfools.org

STUDIO/STAGE (SPQR STAGE COMPANY) (323) 463-3900 www.studio-stage.com

UNDERGROUND, THE (323) 467-0036 www.undergoundtheater.com

LOS ANGELES

24TH STREET THEATRE (213) 745-6516 www.24thstreet.org

ACME COMEDY THEATRE (323) 525-0233 www.acmecomedy.com -7-

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ACTORS ART THEATRE (323) 969-4953 www.actorsart.com

ARTWORKS THEATRE (323) 871-1912 www.artworkstheatre.com

ATTIC THEATRE & FILM CENTER (323) 525-0661 www.attictheatre.org

BANG COMEDY THEATRE (323) 653-6886 www.bangstudio.com

BILINGUAL FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS THEATRE(323) 225-4044 www.bfatheatre.org

BOOTLEG THEATER (213) 389-3856 www.bootlegtheater.org

CELEBRATION THEATRE (323) 957-1884 www.celebrationtheatre.com

ELEPHANT STAGES (323) 962-0046 www.elephantstageworks.com

FOUNTAIN THEATRE, THE (323) 663-2235 www.fountaintheatre.com

FRIDA KAHLO THEATRE (213) 382-8133 www.fridakahlotheater.org

GREENWAY COURT THEATRE(323) 655-7679 www.greenwayarts.org

GROUNDLING THEATRE (323) 934-4747 www.groundlings.com

HAYWORTH THEATRE, THE (310) 213-6955 www.thehayworth.com

MAGINED LIFE THEATRE, THE (323) 936-6818 www.theimaginedlife.com

KNIGHTSBRIDGE THEATRE COMPANY (323) 667-0955 www.knightsbridgetheatre.com

LEE STRASBERG THEATRE AND FILM INSTITUTE (323) 650-7777 www.strasberg.com

LOST STUDIO (323) 933-6944 http://loststudioca.tripod.com/

LOUNGE THEATRE/LOUNGE THEATRE 2, THE (323) 469-9988 www.theatreplanners.com

LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE CAFE (323) 540-0935 www.insightamerica.org

MATRIX THEATRE (323) 852-1445 www.matrixtheatre.com

MET THEATRE (323) 957-1152 www.themettheatre.com

MOVING ARTS (323) 666-3259 www.movingarts.org

PICO PLAYHOUSE (310) 204-4440 www.picoplayhouse.com

SON OF SEMELE (213) 351-3507 www.sonofsemele.org

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STELLA ADLER ACADEMY AND THEATRES (323) 465-4446 www.stellaadler-la.com

THEATRE OF NOTE (323) 856-8611 www.theatreofnote.com

THEATRE/THEATER (323) 422-6361 www.theatretheater.net

WE TELL STORIES (323) 256-2336 www.wetellstories.org

ZEPHYR THEATRE (323) 653-4667 www.zephyrtheatre.com

NORTH HOLLYWOOD

ACTORS FORUM THEATRE (818) 506-0600 www.actorsforumtheatre.org

ACTORS WORKOUT STUDIO (818) 766-2171 www.actorsworkout.com

ANDAK STAGE COMPANY, THE (818) 397-1848 www.andak.org

AVERY SCHREIBER THEATRE (818) 766-9100 www.averyschreibertheatre.com

DEAF WEST THEATRE (818) 762-2998 www.deafwest.org

ECLECTIC COMPANY THEATRE (818) 508-3003 www.eclecticcompanytheatre.org

GROUP REP AT THE LONNY CHAPMAN THEATRE, THE (818) 309-9439 www.thegrouprep.com

NOHO ACTORS STUDIO (818) 309-9439 www.thenohoactorsstudio.com

NOHO ARTS CENTER, THE (818) 508-7101 www.thenohoartscenter.com

PLAYHOUSE WEST (818) 881-6520 www.playhousewest.com

RAVEN PLAYHOUSE, THE (818) 720-2009 www.ravenplayhouse.com

ROAD THEATRE COMPANY, THE (818) 761-8838 www.roadtheatre.org

SANFORD MEISNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS (818) 509-9651 www.themeisnercenter.com

SECRET ROSE THEATRE (818) 766-3691 www.secretrose.com

WHITEMORE-LINDLEY THEATRE CENTER (818) 761-0704 www.whitmorelindleytheatrecenter.com

PASADENA

CARRIE HAMILTON THEATRE AT THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE (626) 356-7529 www.pasadenaplayhouse.org

THEATRE@BOSTON COURT (626) 683-6883 www.bostoncourttheatre.org -9-

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SANTA MONICA

CITY GARAGE (310) 319-9939 www.citygarage.org

POWERHOUSE THEATRE (213) 674-6682 www.powerhousetheatre.com

PROMENADE PLAYHOUSE (310) 656-8070 www.promenadeplayhouse.com

RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE (310) 397-3244 www.ruskingrouptheatre.com

SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE (310) 394-9779 www.santamonicaplayhouse.com

SHERMAN OAKS

L.A. CONNECTION COMEDY THEATRE (818) 784-1868 www.laconnectioncomedy.com

WHITEFIRE THEATRE (818) 687-8559 www.whitefiretheatre.com

SIERRA MADRE

SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE (626) 355-4318 www.sierramadreplayhouse.org

SOUTH PASADENA

FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE (626) 441-5977 www.fremontcentretheatre.com

STUDIO CITY

TWO ROADS THEATER (818) 762-2272 www.tworoadstheater.com

TOLUCA LAKE

TABER THEATRE (818) 503-4564

VENICE

BEYOND BAROQUE (310) 822-3006 www.beyondbaroque.org

ELECTRIC LODGE (310) 306-1854 www.electriclodge.org

PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE (310) 301-3971 www.pacificresidenttheatre.com

WEST HOLLYWOOD

ACTORS CIRCLE THEATRE (323) 882-6805 www.actorscircle.net

MACHA THEATRE (323) 314-6332 www.machatheatre.org

COAST PLAYHOUSE (323) 650-8509 www.thecoastplayhouse.com

RENEGADE THEATRE GROUP (323) 874-1733 www.therenegadetheatregroup.com

WORKING STAGE THEATRE (323) 851-2603 www.workingstage.com

WEST LOS ANGELES

ODYSSEY THEATRE (310) 477-2055 www.odysseytheatre.com

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For a list of independent theaters, visit www.lawomenstheatreproject.com

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FILM FESTIVALSOUTFEST(The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)3470 Wilshire Blvd # 1022Los Angeles, CA 90010-3910(213) 480-7088www.outfest.orgThe oldest continuous film festival in Southern California.Since it’s founding in 1982, OUTFEST has presented more than 4,500 films and videos for audiences of over half amillion people.

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THEATERGeffen Playhouse10886 Le Conte AvenueWestwood VillageLos Angeles, CA 90024310-208-6500 www.geffenplayhouse.comThe Geffen Playhouse has been an integral part of Los Angeles theater since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its commitment to the development of new plays and musicals, garnering national recognition.

Stella Adler – Los Angeles6773 Hollywood Blvd.2nd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90028323-465-4446www.stellaadler-la.com

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*Although no advertiser, prod-uct, business or service this directory is endorsed by The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Project, we appreciate their sup-port and encourage patronizing their business.

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LOS ANGELES FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS INITIATIVEwww.lafpi.com

LOS ANGELES WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL818-760-0408www.lawtf.com

JEWISH WOMEN’S [email protected]

WOMEN IN THEATRE818-763-5222www.womenintheatre.com

LOS ANGELES WOMEN’S SHAKESPEAR COMPANY310-453-5069www.lawsc.net

WORLD OF STAGE818-929-2640www.worldofstage.com

Theater Organizations

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The Los Angeles Female Playwrights’ Initiative Study on Gender Parity and Theater

In 2010, the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative conducted a study about gender parity and playwriting in Los Angeles, lead by theater artist Ella Martin. Martin, as LA FPI Study Director, coordinated efforts in three areas to acquire data on this subject:

1. by polling Los Angeles female playwrights about their theater production experiences in the past decade (which—to the best of anyone’s knowl-edge—was the first time anyone had attempted to do so);

2. by polling Los Angeles theaters who produce new work; 3. by asking the LA STAGE Alliance to share their data about female play-

wrights and productions of their work in Southern California, from 2002 – 2010.

The results of this trifurcated approach were released in March 2011. From the L.A STAGE Alliance, Martin learned that only one in five plays [20%] were written or co-written by a woman during this time in Southern California. Of the 4,796 productions in the LA STAGE Alliance database, only 993 were fe-male-authored or co-authored from the years of 2002 - 2010. By comparison, it is thought that the U.S. average is around 17% of produced, female-authored shows--although no one knows for sure, as accurate data on this topic has not been compiled on a national basis.

Martin’s two polls, which were completed on a volunteer basis by 84 female playwrights and 20 local theaters on Survey Monkey, also yielded important results. The women dramatists, self-reporting on their playwriting careers from 2000 – 2009, logged a collective total of 1,421 presentations (including produc-tions, readings and workshops) of their plays. Participating playwrights resided in three counties: 76 female playwrights were from Los Angeles County, 6 were from Orange County, and 2 were from Ventura County. In addition to statistics, subjective data in both polls provided glimpses into the L.A. theater commu-nity and artists, with theaters describing their situations as “struggling” and playwrights describing theirs as “challenging.”

Interestingly, these women playwrights had more shows produced outside of Southern California than in it. First, within L.A.: From 2000 to 2009 in Los Angeles, 830 presentations of these playwrights’ plays were made. Of that num-ber 198 (nearly 24%) were self-produced, 68 (8%) were produced by colleges or universities, and 59 (7%) were one-person shows. 505 presentations (nearly 61%) were not one-person shows, self-produced, or produced by colleges or universities, but rather were produced solely by theaters. -16-

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Out of town, the playwrights had more results. From 2000 to 2009 outside Los Angeles, 842 presentations of these playwrights’ plays were made. Of that number 31 (3.6%) were self-produced, 121 (14%) were produced by colleges or universities, and 63 (7%) were one-person shows. 627 presentations (74%) were not one-person shows, self-produced, or produced by colleges or universities, but rather were produced by theaters.

The twenty L.A. theaters who responded to Martin’s survey reported data similar to what was found in the LA STAGE Alliance database. These theaters offered approximately 3,712 presentations from 2000 to 2009 (including pro-ductions, readings and workshops). Of those, it is thought that approximately 686 (18.4%) were by women, 2,634 (nearly 71%) were by men, and 9 (less than 1%) were by playwrights of unknown gender. Of the 20 theater companies that reported, the average “age” is close to around 14 years in existence.

A review of the eight L.O.R.T. houses (League of Resident Theaters) in South-ern California showed that twelve of the 53 mainstage contemporary works announced [22.5%] in 2011 were female-authored or co-authored. During the 2010-2011 award cycle, no women playwrights were nominated for the Ova-tion Awards, the Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle, GLAAD Awards, Tony Awards or the L.A. Weekly Awards.

The Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative hopes that with the release of Martin’s completed Study, there will be new awareness of this issue in the Southern California theater scene, promoting new dialogue about the partici-pation of all female theater artists in L.A.

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Michele Weiss: Co-Founder/ Executive/Producer/TreasurerMichele Weiss is the Cofounder/Executive Producer of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. She got her first big professional break on stage, street dancing as the comic relief, in the National Actor’s Equity Dance Touring Company of: ‘Sesame Street Live.’ Ok, she was a Muppet, but hey, it was a living. Michele currently oversees the marketing, advertising & promotion for The LA Women’s Theatre Project’s on-line opportunities, as well as The ‘Breaking The Fourth Wall’ Directory. As a Songwriter, Michele has written all the critically acclaimed original music for her lovely spouse Dee Jae Cox’s play ‘Prove It On

Me’, starring Blues/Jazz Artist Sweet Baby Ja’i. To purchase this sultry, sexy CD, go to: www.proveitonme.com/music

The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre ProjectBoard of Directors

Dee Jae Cox: Co-Founder/Producing Artistic Director/PresidentDee Jae has over twenty years of experience working with nonprofit organiza-tions in supervising staff, grant writing, development, designing and imple-menting programming. She is an award winning playwright and the author of the critically acclaimed plays, “Prove It On Me”, “The Rape of Djuna Barnes” “Letters Home” and the highly popular stage performance pieces; “Literature in Motion.” She is the producer of the LAWTP’s, 2009 Palm Springs production of ‘Prove It On Me’, the 2008 and 2009 ‘20% New Works Festivals’ and the 2010

‘Women In The Arts’. She is currently working on a new play, “A Tuesday In June”. Dee Jae is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America, New York, NY

Rita Gonzales: Vice PresidentThrough the years Rita has worked in several local theatres mostly as stage manager, lighting and sound technician. She has also worked in radio broad-cast as host, engineer and segment producer on KPFK, 90.7 FM. Rita had also earned two Emmy’s in 1995 for her work as a sound engineer for the television “LA Kids”. This was an exciting time for her because she saw the positive side of what children were doing in our community by helping others and the envi-ronment. Rita is a founding member of the LAWTP Board of Directors.

Ruth Otero: SecretaryRuthy is a native New Yorker and graduate of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts where she had the honor of studying with Stella Adler and Bobby Lewis. Ms. Adler strongly encouraged her pupils to create their own projects. Ruthy took her advice and ran with it. To date she has written and performed four successful solo shows.Ruthy was chosen by Variety Magazine as one of the 10 Comics to Watch for her one-woman comedy “Dancing With My Demons.” She developed her third show “OOOPS! I Killed My Mother” at The John Ford Amphitheatre as part of

their Latino Playreading series. Ruth is honored to have had her fourth solo show “Crazy is what Crazy Does” presented as part of The LAWTP 2010 Summer Series. In her spare time she teaches workshops on how to write, perform and produce a one-person show – The ABCs of a One Person Show.

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Jennie O’Donnell: Board of DirectorsJennie has lived in LA for aprox. 26 years. She is an actor, writer, and director, doing work that she finds meaningful, and she hopes inspires meaning, truth and empowerment for her community. She also works in the healing arts as a spiritual counselor, and occasionally lends a hand to a political cause or two. She recently directed The Oblivion Series for LAWTP. She comes from a theatri-cal family in Philadelphia where, thanks to her father, and mother she started acting and creating early on. Acting/Directing credits include:Lucy, in Snoopy, This is War for the LAWTP’s 20 % New Works Festival at the Stella Adler; The

Apartment; Danny and the Deep Blue Sea; Vanities; Sam Shepard’s Fool For Love; Total Eclipse; Chekhov’s The Seagull; and a series of Radio Mystery Hours. She co-produced and directed Up and At ‘Em - a charity benefit for the Alcoholism Center for Women, Los Angeles. She would like to thank the LAWTP for the opportunity to be involved with their fantastic organization, and work with such an amazing group of people.

Daryl Victor: Board of DirectorsDaryl Victor is a graduate of the University of La Verne. She works at JPL in Pasadena and gets to play with all kinds of neat toys such as telescopes, interferometers and testbeds! In her spare “off ” hours, she likes to dabble in mosaic art, drawing and playing the guitar. She also really loves the time she spends volunteering at the LA Women’s Theatre Project! It keeps her busy and off the streets.

Lucki Wheating: Board of DirectorsLucki Wheating professional career is two fold. She is a successful business-woman, having sold Real Estate for over 20 years and has received many nation wide awards for her ability to help people to realize their homeowner-ship dreams. Lucki also serves as a Board Member for another Internationally recognized company. Her creative life is also rich. On television you have in Entourage, Nip/Tuck, Boston Public, The Method Men, The Bold and The Beautiful, Space Rangers to name a few. She also has a small bounty of independent films. Commercially her recognizable voice has been in multiple

consumer affair and product endorsements ads. Currently she is a series regular in a very long running radio play “Adventures in Odyssey.” Her Theatre Awards are in Woody Allen’s Play it Again Sam, Tennessee William’s Sweet Bird of Youth, Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, and Dee Jae Cox’s The Rape of Djuna Barnes.

Elizabeth Webb: Graphic ArtistElizabeth Webb currently lives in Dallas, Texas where she is a full time student at Eastifled Community College where she is actively involved in the Student Government Association, the HarveSTARS Leadership program and holds of-ficer positions for organizations such as the Equality Club, EFC’s Gay-Straight Alliance and Sigma Kappa Delta. She is constantly surrounded by a creative atmosphere, currently working on an Associate’s Degree in Digital Imaging Technology. She has been working as a graphic artist for the LAWTP for the past few years and now lends not only her design but writing and photogra-

phy talents to The Et Cetera, Eastfield’s student newspaper where she currently holds the title of Editor-In-Chief. Elizabeth will graduate from Eastfield in the spring of 2012.

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