Julia Cho
Theresa Rebeck
Dominique Morisseau
Mary Kathryn Nagle
Annalisa Dias
Moira Buffini
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Saviana Stanescu: 鈥淭he fact that we need to ask this question in 2018 is an answer in itself... Women's voices have been silenced and ignored for centuries in our shared HIStory. Women's stories and perspectives need to be heard, valued, and cherished because they represent a significant part of who we are as artists, global citizens, people, HUMANS.鈥�
Natsu Onoda Power: 鈥淏ecause we live in a world where a question like this would even come up.鈥�
Charlie Marie McGrath: 鈥淲omen鈥檚 contributions to theatre are vital because women are vital, and鈥攁t 51 percent of the population鈥攖he majority. For a few weeks, this festival realizes a world in which this statistic becomes institutionalized鈥攁 transformed world where female-identifying leaders are the norm, not the exception; where people don鈥檛 refer to me as a 鈥榝emale director鈥� but a 鈥榙irector鈥�; where the national dialogue is composed of a more diverse range of voices and ideas.鈥�
Laura Schellhardt: 鈥淥ver half the population of the United States is female or female identifying. At least half of the world's population is female or female identifying. The numbers alone answer the question "why are women's contributions to the theatre vital?" They're vital for the same reason that men's contributions are vital鈥攂ecause our individual threads of experience comprise more than half the world's tapestry.鈥�
Audrey Cefaly: 鈥淲omen carry wounds and scars only known to them. Their struggles are monumental and their wisdom layered and deep. The world is in a lot of pain and so it is important to understand how nurturers see the world. We should invite their intricate stories of the joy and suffering that connect us all.鈥�
Heather Raffo
