LPTW Hosts Networking Event for Young Women in Theatre & Media Today

The League of Professional Theatre Women will present a special event, "YOUNG WOMEN IN THEATRE AND MEDIA" in an opportunity to learn from the young professional dynamos who make it happen. Tonight, October 25, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm at Castillo Theatre (543 West 42nd Street, NYC).

YOUNG WOMEN IN THEATRE AND MEDIA

Projects and strategies to create work for, by and about women of all ages.

The women who make it happen!

Hear their success stories and be inspired

Moderated by: KATIE ROSIN, Publicist/Marketer, President Kampfire PR (LPTW)

Panelists include:

LAURA ARCHER (Executive Director, March Forth Productions),

VALERIE BROOKS (Filmmaker/Director/DP),

CHRISTINE DIXON (Director/Producer/Actress/Singer, Harriet Tubman Herself),

Rachel Griffin (Composer/Lyricist, We Have Apples),

MITRA JOUHARI (Writer/Comedian, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee),

Megan Minutillo (Director/Producer/Writer/Arts Educator, The Write Teachers),

Elisabeth Ness (Producer/Actor/Creator, Redheads Anonymous),

DIANE STILES (VP Programs, All Stars Project of New York),

DANA VERDE (Filmmaker/Producer, The Perfect Match)

This event was organized by the Networking Committee of the League of Professional Theatre Women. The following women have volunteered to serve on the Networking Committee: Frances McGarry, Networking Chair, Ivy Austin, Mary Candler, Katherine Elliot/Salon Series Chair, Lorna Lable, Romy Nordingler, June Rachelson-Ospa, Amie Sponza, Amy Stoller, Elizabeth Strauss.

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The League of Professional Theatre Women is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. It presents numerous events each year as part of its mission to promote visibility and increase opportunities for women in the field. None of its work is possible without generous philanthropic support. The League recently celebrated its thirtieth anniversary, and boasts a membership of nearly 500 women theatre professionals in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. League members are actors, administrators, agents, arrangers, casting directors, choreographers, company managers, composers, critics, designers, directors, dramaturges, dramatists, educators, general managers, historians, journalists, librettists, lyricists, press agents, playwrights, producers, stage managers, and theatre technicians. To find out more about how you can support its endeavors, visit the website www.theatrewomen.org and click on the "Support Us" tab.