Live Girls! Mission:
Live Girls! is a theater company dedicated to producing and developing new plays by women.Live Girls! is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike.
Shunpike is the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.
Live Girls! programming is supported in part by funds from 4Culture, the cultural funding agency for King County, Washington
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Playwright Spotlight: Julia Christensen
Exes [Cupcake Readings, Spring 2014] ———————————————————— Where did the idea for Exes come from? My deep (and embarrassing) love of romantic comedy, combined with the theme of ghosts that I explored in drama class. What was your favorite moment in working on this piece? Hearing it read out loud by my classmates for the first time. Finish the sentence- […] -
Playwright Spotlight: Lauren Christine Olson
matter [Cupcake Readings, Spring 2014] ———————————————————— Where did the idea for matter come from? The first scene caught me totally off-guard while I was getting water out of the fridge at my mother’s house in the middle of the night. It fell into my head in its entirety and left me scrambling for a pen and paper. I […] -
Cupcake 2014 – Spring
The Cupcake Reading Series is a staple of LG!’s Bakery Play Development program, which helps female playwrights by providing resources like staged readings, talk-backs and new play commissions. With intimate readings followed by talk-backs, the Cupcake Reading Series gives audiences a chance to get to know the work of exciting up and coming playwrights as […] -
Quickies 15: Playwright Spotlights
QUICKIES VOLUME 15, April 18 – May 10 (Get your tickets NOW!) __________________________ What makes a playwright tick? Where do they get their ideas? What are their favorite words? Playwright Spotlights give you a chance to see directly into the minds of the fabulous women who created this years’ Quickies: Ann Eisenberg: Hot Carolyn Kras: American […] -
Quickies Volume 15
April 18th – May 10th 2014 Thurs/Fri/Sat @ 8pm | PWYC Mon May 5th @ 8pm Theatre Off Jackson | 409 – 7th Avenue South | Seattle, WA 98104 Tickets: Advance $15 General * $12 Student/Senior * $5 18 and under At the door $20 General * $17 Student/Senior * $5 18 and under Thursdays & Monday […] -
Chloe Mason
Cubicles and Cancer: An RPG [Quickies 15, April – May 2014] ———————————————————— Where did the idea for Cubicles and Cancer: An RPG come from? I’ve got a group of friends I play Dungeons and Dragons with most weekends, and I’ve always been invested in social change, so the pieces sort of fell into place. What was your favorite […] -
Megan Lohne
The Light Patterns of Strangers [Quickies 15, April – May 2014] ———————————————————— Where did the idea for The Light Patterns of Strangers come from? This amazing exhibit at The Museum of Natural history on bioluminescence. I was given the challenge of writing a short play about scientists and after reading about how fireflies communicate in patterns and not […] -
Carolyn Kras
Mastodon [Quickies 15, April – May 2014] ———————————————————— Where did the idea for Mastodon come from? Centenary Stage Company had a call for short plays inspired by mastodons because a mastodon skeleton was once discovered near their theatre. I never would have written about mastodons without that prompt – sometimes having limitations forces more creativity! The subject […] -
2014 Spring Cupcake Call for Submissions
We are currently seeking submissions for our Cupcake Reading Series (Spring 2014)! Deadline for submissions: March 23rd, 2014 LG! celebrates new works by women this May with our Cupcake Reading Series of un-produced works. The Cupcake Reading Series helps female playwrights with the development process by producing a staged reading and talk-back of their work. Plays selected […] -
Quickies 15 Auditions!
Announcing auditions for Quickies Volume 15, our annual Short Play Festival! Seeking flexible and interesting actors, most will be cast in 2-3 pieces. All ages, ethnicities and physical types encouraged to audition! AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, SEE BELOW FOR DIRECTIONS ON SCHEDULING Quickies performs April 18th – May 10th Thurs-Sat at 8pm At Theatre Off Jackson Rehearsal dates TBD beginning Early to Mid […]
