Women's Project Theater

WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) is a non-profit theater based in New York City. It is the nation’s oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing and promoting the work of female-identified theater artists at every stage in their careers. .

WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles, who was associate director at the The American Place Theatre, to address the conspicuous under-representation of women artists working in the American theater. A survey at the time indicated that only 6% of plays produced in the United States were written by women. Over three decades later, employment statistics for women playwrights and directors have improved, But women are still in a minority position. Even today, only 20% of opportunities in the professional theater nationwide are granted to women theater artists.

Women's Project Theater continues to combat gender bias with the simple act of making a home for extraordinary female-identified theater artists, presenting their work onstage, and advocating for them . A season at Women's Project Theater includes a three play 'Mainstage Season' season, 'WP Lab', and 'Annual Women of Achievement Awards Gala'.

Women's Project Theater has produced more than six hundred mainstage plays and developmental projects including Crooked by Catherine Treischmann, Aliens with Extraordinary Skills by Saviana Stănescu and Virginia Woolf's only play, Freshwater, directed by Anne Bogart. Other productions include Or, by Liz Duffy Adams, Smudge by Rachel Axler, Lascivious Something by Sheila Callaghan, Apple Cove by Lynn Rosen,Milk Like Sugar by Kirsten Greenidge, How The World Began by Catherine Treischmann, Bethany by Laura Marks and Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek.

Women's Project Theater artist alumni include Anne Bogart, Ruby Dee, Eve Ensler, Kim Hunter, Lynn Nottage, Diane Paulus, Maggie Siff, Frances Sternhagen, Anna Deavere Smith, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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