Who We Are![]()
The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) is a membership organization championing women in theatre and advocating for increased equity and access for all theatre women. Our programs and initiatives create community, cultivate leadership, and increase opportunities and recognition for women working in theatre. WHAT WE DO
We need your creativity, your voice, your activism!
OUR MISSION
LPTW champions women in theatre. Our programs promote networking, collaboration, training, and increased equity and access for all theatre women+ OUR CORE VALUES The League of Professional Theatre Women values the individual talents, skills, and artistry of all theatre women represented in our industry. In the spirit of full inclusion of all our varied identities, we are committed to a culture of EDIA:
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By embracing these principles, LPTW opens a pathway to greater understanding of all its members and an appreciation of how we can best serve one another. We commit to an environment of transparency for all members: providing access to information, resources and services within our professional network. We are dedicated to holding ourselves accountable to these values with continued oversight and education.
LPTW is committed to a respectful, ethical, and inclusive work environment that prohibits sexual or other unlawful harassment or discrimination based on age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity/race, religion or disability.
We welcome you to be a part of the League of Professional Theatre Women. We need your creativity, your voice, your activism!
*race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, tribe, socio-economic status, thinking and communication styles.
Board and Staff
OFFICERS* Ellen Clarkson Annemarie Hagenaars Margot Astrachan Linda Chapman
Joan Firestone
Yvette Heyliger
Shellen Lubin
Lorca Peress
Sheilah Rae
Harriet Slaughter
Ludovica Villar-Hauser
Administrative Director – Gabriella Rose Balsam Bookkeeper – Timely Totals Social Media Manager - Meg Gilbert
ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS ADVISORY COUNCIL
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