Who We Are

 

The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) is a membership organization championing women in theatre and advocating for increased equity and access for all theatre women. Our programs and initiatives create community, cultivate leadership, and increase opportunities and recognition for women working in theatre.

WHAT WE DO

  • Provide support, networking and collaboration mechanisms for members.
  • Offer professional development and educational opportunities for all theatre women and the general public.
  • Celebrate the historic contributions and contemporary achievements of women in theatre, both nationally and around the globe.
  • Advocate for parity in employment, compensation and recognition for women theatre practitioners through industry-wide initiatives and public policy proposals
We invite you to be a part of the LPTW. 
We need your creativity, your voice, your activism!

 

OUR MISSION
LPTW champions women in theatre. Our programs promote networking, collaboration, training, and increased equity and access for all theatre women+

OUR CORE 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.
Join us as we change and challenge our industry
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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.
LPTW is committed to a respectful, ethical, and inclusive work environment that prohibits sexual or other unlawful harassment or discrimination based on age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity/race, religion or disability. 
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.

Board and Staff

OFFICERS*
Co-Presidents –   Katrin Hilbe & Ludovica Villar Hauser
Executive Vice Presidents – Kim Marie Jones & Wendy Peace
VP of Membership –   Lynnie Godfrey
Co-Secretaries –  Cheryl L. Davis & Susan Izatt
Treasurer – Melody Brooks

Board of Directors 
Michole Biancosino
Christine Cirker 
Diane Davis
Annemarie Hagenaars
Tanya Khordoc 
Jenna Lazar
Illana Stein
Cynthia Straus 

 

LEGACY COUNCIL
Margot Astrachan
Linda Chapman
Joan Firestone
Yvette Heyliger
Shellen Lubin
Lorca Peress
Sheilah Rae
Harriet Slaughter
Ludovica Villar-Hauser
STAFF
Administrative Director – Gabriella Rose Balsam
Bookkeeper – Timely Totals
Social Media Manager - Meg Gilbert

 

ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS  
Theresa Rebeck
Daryl Roth

ADVISORY COUNCIL 
Margot Astrachan 
Andre Bishop 
Rachel Chavkin 
Lisa D’Amour 
Jane Harmon 
Enid Nemy 
Lynn Nottage 
Estelle Parsons 
Phylicia Rashad 
Sarah Ruhl 
Tim Sanford 
Elizabeth Williams


PAST PRESIDENTS* 
Mary E. Hodges 2020-2022
Shellen Lubin 2019-2021
Catherine Porter 2018-2020
Kelli Lynn Harrison 2017-2019
Lisa Rothe 2016-2018
Carmel Owen 2015-2017
Pamela Hunt 2014-2016
Maxine Kern 2013-2015
Lorca Peress 2011-2014
Kristin Marting 2011-2013
Rachel Reiner 2009-2011
Naomi Grabel 2009-2011
Lynne Rogers 2007-2009
Joan Firestone 2005-2007
Sheilah Rae 2003-2005
Harriet Slaughter 1999-2003, 2005-2007
Isobel Robins 1999-2003
Shari Upbin 1994-1999
Kathleen Gaffney 1992-1994
Amie Brockway 1992-1994
Lynda Sturner 1988-1992
Berenice Weiler 1988-1992
Billie Allen 1984-1988
Doris Cole Abrahams 1984-1988
Julia Miles 1982-1984
*also on Advisory Council