Who We Are

The League of Professional Theatre Women is a membership organization for professional theater women representing a diversity of identities, backgrounds, and disciplines. Through our programs and initiatives, we create community, cultivate leadership, and seek to increase opportunities and recognition for women in professional theatre.

OUR MISSION
To champion, promote, and celebrate the voices, presence and visibility of women theatre professionals and to advocate for parity and recognition for women in theatre across all disciplines.

WHAT WE DO

• Provide networking, programming and professional development for our members. 
• Spearhead vibrant public programming, initiatives and advocacy projects.
• Highlight the contemporary and historic work and accomplishments of women in theatre-- both nationally and around the globe.
• Advocate for change in policy and decision-making across the scope of our industry.

OUR VALUES
The League of Professional Theatre Women values the individual talents, skills, and artistry of all theatre women represented in our industry. In the spirit of full inclusion of all our varied identities*, we are committed to a culture of EDIA:

• Equity: To ensure fair treatment to all members and prospective members
  
• Diversity: To honor each individual by acknowledging our differences with grace & respect.
• Inclusion:  To build and nurture a community that fosters a diversity of expression and actively encourages all members to contribute.
• Accessibility:  To provide open access to our events and programs for all members & guests.

By embracing these principles, LPTW opens a pathway to greater understanding of all its members and an appreciation of how we can best serve one another. We commit to an environment of transparency for all members: providing access to information, resources and services within our professional network.  We are dedicated to holding ourselves accountable to these values with continued oversight and education.

We welcome you to be a part of the League of Professional Theatre Women. We need your creativity, your voice, your activism!

*race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, tribe, socio-economic status, thinking and communication styles.