League of Professional Theatre Women to Host Networking Event, 5/4
By: Tyler Peterson May. 01, 2015
The League of Professional Theatre Women will present a special event, "The Independent Producer" focusing on women producers in today's theater, on Monday May 4 from 6pm to 8pm at Theater Lab at 357 W. 36th St. on the 3rd floor.
The event will be in the form of a Round Table Discussion and will feature several notable theater producers. Included in the panel will be Margot Astrachan ("A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder") and Kimberly Loren Eaton ("Fun Home").
The panel will also include Susan Bernfield from New Georges, Cecilia Copeland from New York Madness, Sandra A. Daley-Sharif from HARLEM9, and Joan Kane from Ego Actus. The discussion will be moderated by former LPTW President Sheilah Rae from NY Theatre Barn.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A with audience members and an informal networking session. (Remember to bring your business cards!) Refreshments will be available.
Admission to this Networking Monday Event is $15; Tickets may be purchased online at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/944015. For more information: 866-811-4111. The event will take place at Theatrelab at 357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Admission for LPTW members is free. LPTW members are asked to RSVP to Networking@TheatreWomen.org or call 1-888-297-3117 x 1.
This event was organized by the Networking Committee of the League of Professional Theatre Woman, (Richarda Abrams, Romy Nordlinger, Committee Co-Chairs). The League of Professional Theatre Women, Inc. is an advocacy organization with a mission to reinforce the positive image of, promote the visibility of, and increase opportunities for women in the arts and entertainment industries, more particularly professional theatre.
Panelists:
Commercial Theatrical Producer
Tony Awards - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The Realistic Joneses, Nice Work If You Can Get It, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Founder and producing artistic director of New Georges
Obie Award
2014 Lilly Award for producing
LPTW VP of Programming
Playwright Producing Artistic Director
NY Madness
"Light of Night" - Kilroy's Nominee, Best of Plays & Playwrights 2015
"BIOLIFE" - finalists Mabou Mines Residency; semifinalist, Emerging Playwrights Prize at the Marin Theatre & O'Neill Playwrights Conference
"COURTING" - semifinalist O'Neill Playwrights Conference
Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
Producing Artistic Director
Josephine Abady Award
Founder/member of HARLEM9 - 2014 Obie Award winner for their annual sold-out production 48 Hours in Harlem
2013 NYFA Fellowship Finalist
Broadway Producer (The Velocity of Autumn, and Fun Home)
Developmental Director, Principal of Theatrum Mundi Productions
Artistic and Managing Director of the Off-Broadway Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
Director
Founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus
Nominated for Outstanding Direction Awards in the MITF three times and Planet Connections twice inducted into the Indie Theater Hall of Fame
Moderator:
Producer
President of NY Theatre Barn
5 time Heideman Award Finalist for Lovelines, What Goes Around, The Waiter, On the Page, Single and Active
Recipient of Billboard, Variety, NSAI, NYWA Galaxy Awards
Former LPTW President
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, please visit the website www.theatrewomen.org and click on the "Support Us" tab.
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