My Freelance Writing

Get more information about and read my freelance writing.

Articles on Gender Parity in Theatre

Resources, articles and studies on gender parity in the theatre industry.

Elana's Guest Spots on Podcasts

4/3/24, Once Upon A Disney podcast. "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987)

Other Theatre Industry Articles

4/29/24, Playbill.com. "New Study Shows That 67% of Gen Zs and Millennials Are 'Broadway Curious'"

12/12/23, Harper's Bazaar, "The Storytellers Who Are Remaking the American Theater"

11/6/23, TheaterMania, "The Public Theater Announces Two-Year Residency With the Apothetae"

10/26/23, The Stage, "Only 6% of women in theatre feel opportunities are increasing – report"

9/11/23, The Stage, "Women and disabled people face ageist barriers to theatre, figures warn"

8/29/23, NYTimes, "Tina Howe, Playwright Best Known for 'Coastal Disturbances', Dies at 85"

8/3/23, The Hollywood Reporter, "American Playwriting Foundation to Give Out $10K Awards to WGA Members in Contest"

7/4/23, NYTimes, "It's Getting Hard to Stage a School Play Without Political Drama"

4/17/23, Reuters, "'The Phantom of the Opera' ends Broadway run after 35 years"

1/7/2023, NYTimes, "How These Sign Language Experts Are Bringing More Diversity to Theater"

Cutting Ball Theater, "Utopia Features Disability in the Arts"

12/2/2022, NYTimes, "At 91, Adrienne Kennedy Is Finally on Broadway. What Took So Long?"

12/2/22, The Guardian, "‘We bring something fresh’: the theatre companies exploding myths about disability"

10/20/2022, HowlRound, "Moving from Disability Visibility to Disability Artistry".

6/8/2022, NYTimes, "Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters?"

3/22/22, The Stage, "It's time theatres recognised more ways captioning can increase inclusivity"

3/2/22, NPR.org, "A Great Broadway Theater is Newly Named for James Earl Jones"

2/14/22, BroadwayWorld.com, "The Lark Announces Re-Homing of Fellowships Programs"

1/17/22, NY Times, "After ‘Clyde’s,’ Lynn Nottage Just Has Two Shows Onstage. ‘Whew!’"

1/14/22, NY Times, "Terry Teachout, Arts Critic With a Wide Range, Is Dead at 65"

12/15/21, NY Times, "Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased."

11/27/21, NY Times, "Dominique Morisseau Pulls Play From L.A. Theater, Citing ‘Harm’"

11/26/21, NY Times, "Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91"

10/4/21, NY Times, "An Acclaimed Playwright on Masks and the Return to the Stage"

7/22/21, Theatre Development Fund, "Despite Strides in Accessibility, I Often Feel Othered at Broadway Shows"

7/20/2021, CNN.com, "Seven new plays coming to Broadway this fall are by Black writers. Is this a turning point for theater?"

9/15/21, TheaterMania, "Watch the First "Circle of Life" as The Lion King Roars Back to Broadway"

9/13/21, NY Times, "Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown."

8/30/21, Playbill.com, "Deaf Broadway Will Present Into the Woods ASL Concert at Lincoln Center"

7/16/2021, American Theatre Magazine, "Disability Futures Unveils Virtual Festival, New Funding">

6/28/2021, American Theatre Magazine, "AAPAC Visibility Report Shows Gains for Black Actors But Persistent Funding Disparities">

5/13/21, Sierra Boggress' Instagram Blog, "Inclusion and Accessibility for Deaf and Disabled Artists"

4/1/21, Joma Shop, The Parlor, "A Beginner's Guide To Stage Make-Up"

9/29/20, NY Times, "For the Met Opera, the Pandemic Could Be a Necessary Reset"

7/23/20, NY Times, "‘Finish the Fight’: A Special Digital Theater Performance Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote"

6/16/20, Chicago Reader, "Beyond the Canon Highlights BIPOC playwrights"

5/4/20, Playbill.com, "Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop Wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama"

5/6/2020, HowlRound, "Expanding Where, Why, How, and With Whom Artists in the United States Work"

4/22/2020, NY Times, "Opinion: Before Corona Virus, Theater Was My Salvation. Where Do I Turn Now? By Joel Grey"

4/6/20, American Theatre Magazine, "We Will Gather Again, Because We Have To"

3/24/20, Broadway.com, "Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Scribe of Love! Valour! Compassion!, Ragtime & More, Dies at 81"

7/31/19, Broadway.com "Harold Prince, Winner of 21 Tony Awards & Director/Producer of Phantom, Cabaret & More, Dies at 91"

4/25/19, NY Times "How These Black Playwrights Are Challenging American Theater"

 

4/19/19, Respect Ability "Physical Disabilities Take the Rare Spotlight on Broadway"

3/15/19, The Stage, "Company’s Rosalie Craig: ‘The industry needs to be more human to performers with children’"

1/21/19, Theatre Development Fund Stages, "5 Theatres You Need to Know: NYC Companies Showcasing Artists with Disabilities"

1/8/19, NY Times, "Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop"

8/7/18, American Theatre Magazine, "Pain Plus Silence: How Theatremakers Face Invisible Disabilities"

6/22/17, NY Times, "Indecent to Remain Open on Broadway Despite Closing Notice"

6/30/17, "Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles"

9/17/16, NY Times "Edward Albee, Trenchant Playwright of a Desperate Generation, Dies at 88"

6/23/14, Broadway World "Dramatist Guild Releases Statement on Making Unauthorized Revisions"

8/17/12, NY Times "When Playwrights Take Center Stage"

1/15/11, NY Times "Romulus Linney, Wide-Ranging Playwright, Dies at 80"

1/13/11, NY Times "Ellen Stewart, Off Off Broadway Pioneer, Dies at 91"

12/18/10, NY Times "New York Flop Becomes Hit Everywhere Else"

11/15/10, NY Times "A Do-Over For the Wasserstein Playwriting Prize"

3/25/10, NY Times "Policy Change to Benefit Playwrights"

1/14/10, NY Times "Playwrights’ Nurturing Is the Focus of a Study"

1/09/10, Wall Street Journal "America's Favorite Plays"

6/6/09, NY Times "Submitting to a Play’s Spell, Without the Stage"

 

Where to Buy Theater Tickets

TodayTix
same day and planned discount tickets online and with an app

Theatre Access New York City
finding tickets for people who require special needs accommodations

Ovation Tix
tickets for the entertainment industry

Smart Tix
tickets for the entertainment industry

TheaterMania
theater news and tickets

The Theater Development Fund
discount theater tickets

TKTS
same day discount Broadway tickets

Arts Links

365 Women A Year: A Playwriting Project
a project writing historical women back into our collective narrative

Center for Arts Education
arts education advocacy

Dramatists Guild
member organization of playwrights

EMG Playwriting Workshop
member organization that reads scripts for NYC playwrights

Four Walls Theater
A socially responsible theater company that Elana founded during the corona virus to present virtual readings

HalloweenCostumes.com
An article with links to the history of theater

Hellenism.net
Background information on Greek theater

Find Play Scripts Online provided by ICWP
International Centre for Women Playwrights' searchable database for stage plays

International Centre for Women Playwrights
organization that supports women playwrights

Manhattan Oracles
bi-weekly playwriting group in New York City

The Monologue Database
database of monologues for public use (Elana has some there, too!)

National Endowment for the Arts
grants for artists

New Play Exchange
database of plays by contemporary playwrights (Elana has some there, too!)

New York City Arts in Education Roundtable
membership organization for NYC arts educators

NYC Playwrights
weekly group of theater professionals that read scripts

New York Foundation for the Arts
funding and jobs in the arts

New York State Theater Educational Association
membership organization for NYC theater educators

On Her Shoulders
women playwrights legacy project

Pen Parentis
membership organization for authors who are parents

Playbill.com
theater information and jobs postings

Stage Plays Forum
playwrights forum for opportunities

Statera Arts
support for women, parents and people with disabilities in the arts

 

Cool Organizations in Other Walks of Life

Black Lives Matter
an organization that advocates for Black people in the United States

Epilepsy Foundation of America
information on epilepsy

Oberlin College
my college

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
information on suicide prevention

Ways to Contribute to the Greater Good

Action Without Borders
lists of volunteer opportunities and jobs

Foundation Center
find volunteer opportunities, grants and charities to donate to

Guidestar.org
find charities to donate to

Indiegogo
find projects to donate to

Kickstarter
find projects to donate to

Network for Good
find charities to donate to

Volunteermatch.com
lists of volunteer opportunities