YOUR WTA MEMBERSHIP GIVES YOU free participation in all workshops;
free admission to each evening of the New Play Festival;
free admission to all Salons;
discounted admission to the Actors' Scene Showcase
Plus you receive the monthly WTA e-newsletter and the opportunity to participate in WTA's performances!
The Membership Year is January 1 to December 31.
Individual annual dues are $25 and cover the monthly e-newsletter, free
or discounted admission to WTA programs and access to WTA resources.
Mail your check made out to "Women's Theatre Alliance" for $25 along with the Membership Application Form to:
Women's Theatre Alliance Attn: Membership 2936 N. Southport Chicago, IL 60657
"My
involvement with WTA and the play development workshops gave me
permission to write--an invalubale experience. The encouragement to
write and the safety net of support from other members and participants
were worth their weight in gold. I'm not a fan of the word 'network'
because it is a tired word with corporate connotations; however, WTA is
a powerful source for connections. I am continually amazed at the
wonderful things--relationships, theater companies, plays, etc.--which
have come into being as a result of those connections. Long may it
thrive!" Jennifer Dotson, WTA founding member and past president
"Over
the years, I have watched, and sometimes participated, as Chicago's
Women's Theatre Alliance has gone from great idea with plenty of
potential to the living, breathing embodiment of that potential.
Through its classes, panels, play development workshops, solo
performance workshops and other programs, this organization has won a
reputation as a training ground, and a proving ground, for female
playwrights, directors, actors and dramaturges. The readings from the
New Play Development Workshops in particular have drawn larger and
larger crowds each year. Audiences know that the NPD Workshops offer
exciting new works, directed by some of Chicago's best directors. The
readings I have seen from the NPD Workshops have been of exceptionally
high quality, beautifully showcasing the works of such fine local
writers as Carson Becker, Nambi E. Kelley, Wanda Strukus, Joanne Koch,
Lisa Rosenthal and many others. Many of the writers have gone on to
have their work produced in Chicago and around the country." --Lisa
Dillman, Artistic Associate at Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, former
Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists Workshop and former WTA
workshop teacher and panelist
"Collaborative
programs are crucial to a playwright's growth. Nothing is more
important, hands down, for the development of good plays." --Carson Grace Becker, author of the Jeff Award-winning play A Mislaid Heaven and NPD Workshop participant
"WTA's
play development workshops are a great way to network with fellow
playwrights, directors and actors and learn from people connected with
local theatre organizations. The New Plays Festival provided me with a
forum to have my work heard for the first time. It allowed me to
introduce my work to area producers and helped me make contacts that
have enriched my creative life." --Lisa Rosenthal, playwright working with the Downstage Left Project at Stage Left Theater
