New England – Southern by Charlene Donaghy
Laura Copland Headshot
Laura Copland (Photo by Michael Pressman)

In just its second year, the Women Playwrights’ Initiative at the Ivoryton Playhouse has grown from the seed of an idea born of life changes, to one of the most respected series for women dramatists. I first heard of the Initiative from the Dramatists Guild Utah Regional Representative Kathleen Cahill whose play Henry, Louise, and Henri was featured in the Initiative’s reading series held this past March. Kathleen was so impressed she wrote “It’s run by Laura Copland who is passionately devoted to women’s writing for the theatre. She read 342 submissions this year, and wrote back to every single writer who submitted! I was so impressed.” Upon speaking with Laura, I second that.

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