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California - South: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You (Unless You’re a Woman Over 40)

In my final dispatch as your Southern California Regional Rep, the topic is ageism, or, more specifically, sageism, as L.A. playwright Sarah Tuft calls it, “the intersection between sexism and ageism.”

  • Photo of Director Giovanna Sardelli and Sarah Tuft
    Director Giovanna Sardelli (l) and Sarah Tuft (r) watch a rehearsal of Tuft’s play. Photo: Isaak Berliner
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    Playwright Sarah Tuft of the executive committee of Honor Roll!

In my final dispatch as your Southern California Regional Rep, the topic is ageism, or, more specifically, sageism, as L.A. playwright Sarah Tuft calls it, “the intersection between sexism and ageism.” It’s real. And it keeps legions of good writers from being produced. 

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Joshua Irving Gershick
Joshua Irving Gershick

s plays include Dear ONE: Love & Longing in Mid-Century Queer AmericaComing Attractions, and Bluebonnet Court. He is the winner of the GLAAD Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre and is a Lambda Literary Award Finalist.