Parity Productions: HOTEL MACGUFFIN pix

Checking in? Check OUT these incredible photos!

Check out some of our favorite shots from our SOLD OUT June 29th workshop of AT HOTEL MACGUFFIN by 2021 Parity Commission winner M Sloth Levine (they/them)!  It was an incredible night featuring stunning design, an amazing cast, lots of laughter and not a dry eye in the house come curtain call.   Photos by Allison Stock. Dani Martineck (they/them) and Garnet Williams (she/they). Garnet Williams (she/they), Lizzie Milanovich (they/them), Dani Martineck (they/them). Lizzie Milanovich (they/them), Darius Anthony-Robinson (he/they),  Garnet Williams (she/they). We hope you'll be able to check in (again or for the first time!) with us next time we visit the Hotel MacGuffin. We know you'll enjoy your time with us. Want to see more work like this? Make sure to click the "donate" button below so that we can keep producing work by today's up and coming playwrights. All the best, The Parity Team

Parity Productions' Big Night 10/6/22

And find out before ANYONE else what's on our plate for 2023...

SAVE THE DATE Thursday, October 6th 6 PM ET Parity Productions'  6th Annual Awards Ceremony & Celebration Announcing the 2022 Annual Parity Commission winners and featuring scenes from Parity's works in development This is a hybrid event. Tickets will be available for online streaming and in-person at the Manny Cantor Center, Lower East Side. **YOU MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AND PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION & PHOTO ID TO ATTEND THE EVENT IN PERSON**

From Parity Productions: Shualee Cook's CERCLE HERMAPHRODITOS

Parity Productions is pleased to present a Virtual Reading of Cercle Hermaphroditos by 2019 Parity Commission winner Shualee Cook. Join a digital audience to watch a free screening of the reading, which incorporates design elements as directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, followed by a brief panel discussion with creatives. Thursday, March 4th at 3:00PM EST on Zoom. RSVP for FREE here Please RSVP by 6PM EST on Wednesday, March 3rd. Can’t make our live event?  Register here to receive a link to view the reading for FREE at your convenience from Monday, March 8th at 11AM EST until Monday, March 22nd at 11PM EST: Register here Cercle Hermaphroditos runs approximately 120 minutes followed by a short panel discussion. In 1895 New York, trans man Ambrose Carlton finds a rare opportunity to beat the restrictively gendered system around him when he meets Laureline Reeves, founder of an underground social club for trans femmes known as the Cercle Hermaphroditos. Ambrose hopes to find a lady at the club he can legally marry, then play the roles expected of them in public while pursuing the life they want in private. But finding the proper match becomes more difficult than he expected, especially after the club is raided by police and the fragile safe place Laureline has created threatens to break apart for good. Based on true historical events. CAST Jordan Ho (xe/her) "Plum Gardner" Kevin Kantor (they/them) "Jennie June" Stevie Love (they/them) "Laureline Reeves" JJ Maley (they/them) "Ambrose Carlton" Scott Martineck (he/him) "Officer Clark / Gentleman" Jonathon Ryon (he/him) "Bertram Templeton" Abraham Shaw (he/him) "Officer Leahy / Gentleman" Ianne Fields Stewart (she/her, they/them) "Phyllis Angevine" Bailey Macejak (she/her) "Stage Directions" TEAM Judith Binus (she/her) Assistant Director Theo Campbell (they/them) Costume Designer Jennifer Kranz (she/her) Dramaturg Andreea Mincic (she/her) Set/Background & Props Designer Priscilla Villanueva (she/her, they/them) Production Manager Join us for our live event March 4th: RSVP here Register to watch March 8th to 22nd: Register here This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. (Tickets to the reading are free, with a suggested donation of $10 if you are in a position to give.)

From Parity Productions: a couple of changes

Parity Productions' new mission statement and artists database name

Parity Productions is in the midst of some changes. If you've been on our website lately, you may have noticed one or two of them. There are more on the way, but here's what we can share for now. One—We have a new mission statement: Parity Productions promotes parity by empowering women, trans, and gender-expansive artists in theatre. In fulfilling our mission, we: Commission and develop original plays Produce and promote the work of playwrights, directors, and designers Provide opportunities for underrepresented voices to work in theatre This new mission statement gets to the heart of what we do simply and clearly, and reflects our gender language shift—from the term trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) to gender-expansive. Which leads us to... Two—Our artists database has a new name: The Women and TGNC Artists Database is now The Parity Database. Same party, new nametag. The Parity Database is a free online resource we provide to the NYC theatre industry to create visibility for women, trans, and gender-expansive artists and provide easy access to them for artistic leaders who seek to create more equitable hiring practices for creative teams, with a goal of New York City productions meeting our 50% gender parity hiring standard. And because we intend to lead by example, we hire artists to all our own creative team positions through Database profiles. We're also actively adding Parity Database profiles during the COVID-19 theatrical shutdown, as a way Parity can support the New York artists who continue to create and make the performing arts accessible through even the most challenging periods, and to best champion these artists when live theatre returns. Artists interested in having a free profile in the database can complete this form at theparitydatabase.org. If you have any questions or feedback about these changes, please feel free to email us at info@parityproductions.org. Best, The Parity Productions Team