I’m delighted to be a finalist for the WP Theater Lab. This two-year residency for playwrights, directors and producers has served over 350 artists since its founding as The Director’s Forum in 1983. The Lab has two main goals: to cultivate the work of women+ artists, and to give them the tools they need to succeed in the industry. The Lab offers a professional network, entrepreneurial and leadership training, rehearsal space, and most significantly, tangible opportunities for the development and production of bold new work for the stage. The Lab residency culminates in the biennial Pipeline Festival, a festival of five new plays written, directed and produced by the Lab.
Now in its 44th Season, the WP is the nation’s oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing, and promoting the work of Women+ at every stage of their careers. WP Theater received a 2018 Lucille Lortel Award, a 2019 Obie Award, both for Outstanding Body of Work, and a 2020 Special Drama Desk recognizing WP and its founder, Julia Miles.