Occupy The Stage 2020
Event Information
About this event
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!
Organizer The National Women's Theatre Festival
Organizer of Occupy The Stage 2020
The National Women's Theatre Festival (WTF) is a group of artists who seek to address gender parity, diversity, & inclusion in the theatre community. While we began as a women specific group of creators, we have realized and recognized that in order to truly work for and achieve gender parity, we must be committed to representing all historically excluded genders. Our name reflects our original intent, but we are committed to more than just cis women. We are committed to any theatre artist who does not feel their gender has been equitably represented either on stage or off in a traditional theatre space. We welcome you, we want to hear your story, and we want to see you on our stage.
