HISTORY:
2016
HER VOICES—April
26 women reading short nonfiction essays by women in readers theatre fashion, with two female musicians during intermission
Producers: Barbara Biddison, Lilace Guignard, and Linda Iseri
WRITING WORKSHOPS—Summer
Memoir-writing workshops preparing for fall performance
Instructors: Pat Davis and Linda Williams
WOMEN’S PROJECT WEEKEND—September 30-October 2
Memoirs—20 women wrote and performed
Short Play Festival—6 women directed short plays, most first-time directors
Workshops—Amy Rene Byrne from Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble held workshops in improvisation and stage combat

2017
PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS—February
20 women learned about writing a ten-minute one act
Instructor: Clare Ritter
FEEDBACK READINGS—March & April
4 sessions in which drafts of plays were read aloud and discussed; 25 women attended
Facilitator: Clare Ritter
WHAT SHE WROTE—October 26, 27, 28, & 29
Producer: Clare Ritter; Set Designer: Linda Young
5 original plays by 5 women were accepted and directed by 5 women; casts consisted of men and women

2018
WORKSHOPS ON INTERPRETATION & ADAPTATION—February
Over three workshops, 20 women learned why and how directors are increasing opportunities for women to play nontraditional roles by adapting or genderbending familiar works and discussed the history of women in theatre.
Instructor: Lilace Guignard
READ-AROUNDS—March & April
15 women gathered over 4 sessions to read aloud from a variety of scripts, exploring men’s roles and non-traditional women’s roles, including scripts written or adapted by local women.
Facilitator: Linda Iseri
CHANGE OF SCENERY—October
Producer: Lilace Guignard; Set Designer: Linda Young
5 women wrote and adapted a variety of short plays and monologues exploring gender roles on and off stage, 6 women directed, casts involved 25 men and women, stage design, lights, and sound all designed and run by women

2019
WORKSHOPS
Saturday, May 18
Acting Workshop for ages 12-Infinity
Instructor: Dave Hugo, Long Island University/Post Theatre
Friday, July 26: Intro to Directing
Saturday, July 27: Intermediate Directing
Instructor: Anna Ward, Appalachian State University
LET’S CAST SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT—October 11, 12, and 13
Produced by Barbara Biddison and Colleen Evert; Set Designer: Linda Young
Short pieces with one or two actors; male and female

2020
SHREW (postponed due to pandemic)
Producer: Clare Ritter; Set Designer: Linda Young
WORKSHOP—August 22
Four Keys to Authentic Acting
Instructor: Jessie Thompson

2021
​WORKSHOPS
Writing— Spring/Summer
13 women learned to research a local/Pennsylvania woman from any time period and write a monologue in her voice.
Instructor: Lilace Guignard
Directing— June 26
Women learned how to work with an actor to develop a character and run focused rehearsals.
Instructor: Jessie Thompson
WOODPECKER LIPS—October & November
12 women performed original monologues of local/Pennsylvania women, historical and contemporary: Tabitha Ann Wilcox, Mary Cassatt, Edna Goodwin, Marietta Butler Sears, Rachel Carson, Mary Jemison, Joan Jet, Nellie Bly, Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, Alison Bechdel, "Queen Anne" of Slate Run, and Mary Wells Morris. This production was the culmination of a year's time and over thirty women.
Co-Producers: Jessie Thompson and Lilace Guignard
Six performances; the last three were sold out

2022
FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL
Producer: Kacy Hagen
Director and Set Designer: Linda Young
November 11, 12, and 13

2023
​EXPLORING UNCHARTED TERROIR: A WINE TASTING & TALK
​HGWP Fundraiser  April 15
THE MOONS OF JUPITER
April 20, 21, 22, and 23
Produced by Linda Kennedy and Directed by Lilace Guignard
A cast of 19, ranging from age 11 to 86. Half the performances were sold out.