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The Kilroys are a gang of playwrights and producers who came together in Los Angeles in 2013 to stop talking about gender parity in theater and start taking action. In 2014, they released their first annual List: a vetted collection of plays written by women, trans, and nonbinary writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, directors, and dramaturgs.
The Kilroys exemplify the power of grassroots action - of communion based in savvy know-how and commitment effecting positive change with radical joy.--Santa Barbara Independent All but daring American theaters to put on new plays by women.--New York Times This is a historic compilation of fervent, fierce and formidable voices, who have been left on the margins for far too long, but who now, with the caliber of their writing, stake claim to what it means to be an American Playwright, in this time and place.--Tanya Saracho, Playwright and founding member of The Kilroys While there remains a great deal of work to be done to reach racial and gender equity in the theater, the powerful and provocative writing presented here is part of the inciting incident that will no doubt shake up the status quo. It also is the culmination of the heroic efforts of the Kilroy collective, to advocate and agitate for more representation of cis-women and trans writers on the American stage.--Lynn Nottage, from her Foreword
