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IN THIS NEWSLETTER 3/17/15 The Language of Gender Parity Women Who Write Musicals Submit! Discount codes for Works by Women members! Member Corner Shows And a very Happy Birthday to Works by Women   Founder and President Ludovica Villar-Hauser! SHOWS CLOSING THIS WEEK Bright Half Life Rasheeda Speaking SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK I'm Looking for Helen Twelvetrees Leave Me Green FEATURE The Language of "Gender Parity" 19 Women Playwrights and Their Voices  "The interview question, 'Do you think women writers tell different stories than men writers?' forces us to think of gender in a very rigid dichotomy of men and women as polar opposites, not acknowledging that a writer may identify in the middle of the gender spectrum... what could our reports look like if we were more inclusive of all gender identities?" ... READ MORE OPPORTUNITIES "Lady and the Vamp" Concert Submissions are being accepted for the "Lady and the Vamp" concert of new musical theatre songs written by women, in association with the Women Who Write Musicals Facebook group. The concert will be held at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Monday, May 4th, at 7:00 PM. We are currently soliciting submissions. We would prefer songs written entirely by women, but you are definitely free to submit songs written in collaboration with men. You can submit up to three songs. Please include MP3 and sheet music for each song. Submissions should be sent to womenmtwriters@gmail.com. Preference to NYC-area based writers for this event.  Deadline: March 20, 2015   EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS If you are receiving this message, you are a member of Works by Women and you have access to these exclusive benefits! Abundance The Beckett Theatre Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street, NYC Feb 17, 2015 - Mar 28, 2015 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Crimes of the Heart, comes the breathtaking tall tale of Bess and Macon, two mail-order brides lured to the plains of Wyoming by the promise of new beginnings. Beth Henley's fierce and funny adventure spans a 25 year friendship as wild and unpredictable as the untamed West itself, unearthing along the way, the dark underside of American mythology and the unbreakable bonds of female friendship. USE CODE "TRABWBW" FOR $44.75 TICKETS (USUALLY $59.25)  BUY TICKETS Bright Half Life New York City Center Stage II 131 West 55th Street, NYC Feb 17, 2015 - Mar 22, 2015 Bright Half Life is a new play by Pulitzer Prize nominee Tanya Barfield and directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman. Starring Rebecca Henderson (Appropriate Behavior) and Rachael Holmes (Ruined), the play is a moving love story that spans decades in an instance from marriage, children, skydiving and the infinite moments that make a life together. USE CODE "BHL35" FOR $35 TICKETS (USUALLY $60)  BUY TICKETS  Everything You Touch Cherry Lane Theatre 38 Commerce St, NYC Jan 28, 2015 - Mar 29, 2015 Victor is a ruthless fashion designer in the 1970s at the top of his game. Esme, his glamorous protégé and muse, is pushed aside when an ordinary Southern woman inspires Victor to make his artistry accessible to the masses. A generation later, a woman grappling with a healthy dose of self-loathing must wrestle her own family demons to find her way through the world of fashion that won't give a woman her size a second look. Skipping back and forth in time, Everything You Touch is a viciously funny look at the struggle to find an identity that's more than skin deep. USE CODE "RRMEYT" FOR $39.50 TICKETS (USUALLY $56)   BUY TICKETS  The Nether MCC Theater at The Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher St Feb 4, 2015 - Mar 29, 2015 There is a new immersive realm for the senses online, a virtual playground where those who plug in are coaxed into acting out their darkest fantasies--with no consequences in the "real" world. Or so it seems... until a young female detective begins an investigation to determine if there is a point at which thought or intention may actually constitute a crime within--and outside of--this new frontier. Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Jennifer Haley's The Nether is a haunting thriller that will make you question when the fantastic becomes too real. USE CODE "NETHERCP" FOR $39-$49 TICKETS (USUALLY $69-$75) BUY TICKETS MEMBER CORNER In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included please email  info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" No Member Corner Shows this week!

If your production (no readings, free events) has a creative team (writers, directors, designers) of at least 50% women and has a run of at least two weeks in a New York City venue, we would love to include it and maybe even bring our group to see it!  SUGGEST A SHOW