The National Women's Theatre Festival

WTF
Spring Programming
is Live!

An awesome Spring Season of comprehensive virtual workshops and town hall forums,
aimed at enriching the skills of aspiring and established theatre professionals.
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Our Mission

The mission of the National Women's Theatre Festival (National WTF) is to create, produce, and promote extraordinary, inclusive theatre by women and all underrepresented genders. Our ultimate goal is 100% parity across the entire theatre industry

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Our Core Values

Parity

At WTF we embrace an expansive understanding of the word parity and actively work to disassemble the concept of personhood existing in a finite, binary capacity. All of our work is written, directed, and produced by women and TGNC artists.

Inclusivity

WTF seeks to platform a fully diverse spectrum of voices through all of our programming and by intentionally cultivating and practicing community care.

Accessibility

WTF recognizes that all people have access needs and deserve to have those needs met. In order to fully meet the access needs of our community, we offer an ever-expanding range of accessibility services and programs.

Testimonials

"There is such a feeling of freedom, knowing I am being welcomed and supported so thoroughly. It's been a joy to work with the team, as always."
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Christine Toy Johnson
Actor | Writer | Advocate for Inclusion
""This is the first time I have been asked to play a role that fits with my ethnicity and nationality."
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Kuppi Jessop
Actor
""WTF gives underrepresented artists not only a space to tell their story, but a space to tell their whole story, with every nuance we sometimes miss out on in the mainstream."
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Everly Cole
Actor | Playwright | Singer

Our Partners

Logo for The United Arts Council: Two thick circular images on a white background, one a burnt orange and the other is a bright blue.
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation uses its name as the logo.
The NEA logo is white text spelling out "National Endowment for the Arts" against a black background.
PAL- Parental Artist Advocacy League
Logo for the Manbites Dog Theater Fund is a silhouette of a white dog in a pixelated shape against a red background.
The Triangle Community Foundation logo is a teal colored mosaic of a person raising their hand.
Raleigh Arts logo is a an abstract tree with different rectangle shapes as its branches and leaves.

In 7 years, we have produced:

23

Mainstage
Productions

58

Fringe shows

145

Staged readings

225

Workshops,
panels & educational
programs

Platforming underrepresented voices since 2016.

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