Women's Theatre Festival Presents

Occupy The Stage 2020

48 hours of virtual staged readings of brand new plays by women and marginalized gender playwrights

The 40 virtual plays read Nov 6-8 will take the audience from Thailand to the River Styx, from dystopian societies to a world where anthropomorphic animals coexist with humans. The playwrights range from a Yale undergraduate to an Obie Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner, from a war veteran to an elementary school teacher.

Occupy includes 40 playwrights, 42 directors, and over 130 actors, with at least 50% BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists represented in each category. All shows will be live-captioned by CaptionPoint for enhanced accessibility for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing.

Occupy The Stage will be presented on WTF's YouTube Channel. Individual performance tickets, will be available soon. To see the full schedule, go to: bit.ly/occupylineup2020. Show synopses here: bit.ly/occupysynopses2020.

On Sale Now:

• $10 General Admission Ticket (single show)
• $5 Artist/Student Ticket (single show)
• $40 All-Occupy Ticket
• $100 All-Occupy VIP Ticket
• $200 All-Occupy VIP + Season Sustainer Ticket

What You Get:

The $40 All-Occupy Ticket includes links to all 40 plays to view LIVE during the weekend of Nov 6-8 or as recordings for 96 hrs following each show's start time. Saves you 90% off the individual ticket price.

The $100 All-Occupy VIP Ticket includes all of the above PLUS an Occupy The Stage 2020 18x24 poster, a virtual Opening Reception with the WTF Team and special guests on Thursday Nov 5, and special thanks to you or your business in the Occupy digital program.

The $200 All-Occupy VIP + Season Sustainer Ticket includes all of the above PLUS a ticket to ALL WTF productions thru June 30, a WTF tote bag, and we'll feature you or your business in the Occupy pre-show ad carousel, and on our website through June 30.

Check out the poster included with VIP tickets here: bit.ly/occupyposter2020

Ticket Add-ons Also Available:

• Make a donation
• Sponsor an artist or team
• Get Occupy merch (poster, tote bag, t-shirt)

Occupy The Stage is a CELEBRATION of the contribution of women+ in theatre -and- it is a PROTEST to the notion that there's not enough good work by women+ to program a season. We invite you to join us in celebration and protest! Thank you so much for your support! Use the hashtag #OccupyTheStage2020 to help us advocate for more equitable representation in theatre spaces!