tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572217105148282544.post340975304613264221..comments2023-10-03T06:33:58.271-07:00Comments on Playwrights Foundation Blog: The Comparables: Women in the Workplace.Playwrights Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13487152211469747285noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572217105148282544.post-20743001050619865132013-07-13T01:06:42.500-07:002013-07-13T01:06:42.500-07:00Exactly! This is a play in development, which mean...Exactly! This is a play in development, which means the final product may not end up being what you see at the reading, as part of what the playwright wants is to be present to experience how audiences experience the play to make sure things are landing as she intends. <br /><br />She'll be there looking at structural issues (not changing the meaning of the play or big plot points or characters), but because this play brings up so many thoughts, we've added social events after each show to give people a chance to talk to each other about what they saw. After the afternoon reading is a "Yeah I Said Feminist" Salon (which we're not widely advertising but which is open to feminists and their supporters—bring a potluck item to share) for people to hash out their reactions in a, oh I hate how touchy-feely "emotionally safe space" sounds, but, you know, a place where everyone feels like they can really dig down on the actual issues instead of being bothered by lame anti-woman rhetoric. After the evening show we have a cocktail party, where I expect the conversation to be just as thorough, but with booze. All of our plays evoke feelings, but this one is really going to start some quality conversations as well.Erin Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056918610085233827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5572217105148282544.post-83362645890160903692013-07-12T13:48:03.163-07:002013-07-12T13:48:03.163-07:00"What this play displays is not how women are..."What this play displays is not how women are being held back by the oppressive patriarchy, but how women are held back by other women which I think is a new perspective to an old problem."<br /><br />Well, the kyriarchy oppresses us all. I think it is a challenge to show how women oppress each other because of the system they are trapped within...how to satirize the system vs. critiquing "women being b*tches." Unfortunately many, many plays, movies and media in general show women as mutually competitive as the default stereotype.<br /><br />Very intriguing to see how the play handles this.Theotokshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347779124860949532noreply@blogger.com