The 2025-26 programming announcements from major New York theatres reveal a troubling trend in gender representation. Playwrights Horizons, despite its diverse cast of predominantly queer and nonbinary artists, features only one woman writer, occupying just half a slot in its six-show season. The Roundabout Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club also show similar patterns, with limited slots for women. The Classic Stage Company’s lineup comprises all works by white men, while the Williamstown Theatre Festival entirely lacks plays written by women, indicating a regression in gender equity in theatre productions.
Playwrights Horizons has announced its lineup for the 2025-26 season, featuring a predominantly diverse array of artists, majority being queer and nonbinary.
The 2025 season at Playwrights Horizons includes eight shows written by four men and a single woman writer, who occupies a half slot.
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