Bola Agbaje
Harper’s Bazaar and Tiffany’s (the jeweler) have compiled a list of the 20 most powerful women in theatre.
I really like that the did not make the list in numerical order, cause really what does that do except pit people against each other. But, it looks like there is only one woman of color on the list which is not cool.
Question- who would be on the list of the 20 most powerful women in US theatre? Send in your nominees.
The New Voice – Bola Agbaje – playwright (27)
The Honorary Brit – Gillian Anderson – actor (40)
The Visionary – Miriam Buether – set and costume designer (39)
Kathryn Hunter
The Radical – Caryl Churchill – playwright (70)
The Illuminator – Paule Constable – lighting designer (42)
The Queen Bee – Dame Judi Dench – actor (74)
The New Leading Lady – Michelle Dockery – actor (27)
The Mover – Maxine Doyle – choreographer and associate director, Punchdrunk (38)
The Super-Producer – Sonia Friedman – producer (43)
The Powerhouse – Sally Greene – impresario and producer (52)
The Transformer – Kathryn Hunter – actor and director (52)
The Casting Vote – Lisa Makin – casting agent and producer (43)
The Eternal Siren – Dame Helen Mirren – actor (63)
The Innovator – Katie Mitchell – director (44)
The Beauty-And-Brains – Rosamund Pike – actor (30)
The Breath Of Fresh Air – Emma Rice – artistic director, Kneehigh Theatre (41)
The Double Threat – Fiona Shaw – actor and director (50)
The Wunderkind – Polly Stenham – playwright (22)
The Songbird – Summer Strallen – musical theatre actor (24)
The Star Turn – Rachel Weisz – actor (38)
Judi Dench and Helen Mirren ranked among powers of theatre (The Telegraph)
Terrific to see Caryl Churchill still on the list! She is the ultimate feminist playwright of my second-waver generation.
My votes for an American list would have to include Suzan-Lori Parks (playwright) & Emily Mann (playwright/director).
Cherry Jones.
Anna Shapiro (director)
Mary Zimmerman (director/playwright)
Anna Deaver Smith (playwright/author)
Suzan Lori-Parks (playwright)
Shirley Lauro (playwright)
Wendy Wasserstein (playwright)
Martha Lavey (Artistic Director/Producer)
Mary-Louise Parker(Actress)
Cherry Jones (Actress)
Julie Taymour (Director)
Amy Morten (Actress)