I started this project in June 2011, and have now counted over 200 shows. To see past posts in this series, and learn how to make a contribution, please visit the Counting Actors Info Page.
11 shows counted:
3 Girls Theatre/3 Girls Squared (9 female writers and 2 directors, 1m, 1f, on this one-act festival; actors played from 1-3 roles each)
11 shows counted:
3 Girls Theatre/3 Girls Squared (9 female writers and 2 directors, 1m, 1f, on this one-act festival; actors played from 1-3 roles each)
ACT/Christmas Carol (the 26 kids and 6 MFA students in this cast are included in the count below. Cast includes a female Tiny Tim! Script also has two credited writers, 1m, 1f)
Shotgun/Woyzeck (male director and male music director are included in count below as directors, writing team of 1m, 1f for music/book/lyrics included below; onstage band not counted except for one musician who also plays speaking role in show)
MTC/It's a Wonderful Life (a radio play version of script - all actors play multiple roles)
Inferno Theater/Dracula (women played traditionally male roles of Dracula and Renfield in this production)
Theatre of Yugen/A Minor Cycle (3 music composers included as writers on this piece)
Berkeley Rep/White Snake (writer and director are same person)
TheatreWorks/Big River (male director and music director, 2 male writers credited for book,lyrics and music; orchestra not counted)
SJStage/Reckless
SFPlayhouse/Bell Book and Candle
CenterREP/Christmas Carol (4 person caroler quartet included in count below; additional equity actor provides recorded narration and is not included in the count)
The Stats:
11 male directors, 5 female directors
13 male writers, 13 female writers
162 total actors
87 men, 75 women
53 equity actors, 109 non-equity actors
31 union men, 23 union women
148 local actors, 15 non-local actors
A huge thanks to the folks who have shared stats this month: Suze Allen, Arwen Andersen, Madeline HD Brown, Michael Gene Sullivan, Sheila Devitt, Lily Tung Crystal, Deborah Black and Dena Martinez.
The Stats:
11 male directors, 5 female directors
13 male writers, 13 female writers
162 total actors
87 men, 75 women
53 equity actors, 109 non-equity actors
31 union men, 23 union women
148 local actors, 15 non-local actors
A huge thanks to the folks who have shared stats this month: Suze Allen, Arwen Andersen, Madeline HD Brown, Michael Gene Sullivan, Sheila Devitt, Lily Tung Crystal, Deborah Black and Dena Martinez.
And, when you talk about this with your friends and colleagues, you might also want to mention the email campaign currently underway! Let's get Theatre Bay Area to focus on Gender Equity at this year's annual conference.
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