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HG Women's Project

Mission

The mission of the Hamilton-Gibson Women's Project is to provide opportunities for women* of all ages to enrich and empower their lives through community performing arts. We will create more and diverse roles for women in plays and offer workshops on the full range of theatre skills. As an incubator for female creativity, we will enrich Hamilton-Gibson Productions by funneling trained and talented women into positions onstage and backstage, in the green room and the boardroom.

​*our mission includes anyone not identifying as male 

Upcoming Events

We need writers now FOR OUR 2024 PRODUCTION of WOMEN

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Holiday Shorts and Sweets     December 8 & 9

Hamilton Gibson's Women's Project will ring in the holidays during "Christmas on Main Street" with "Holiday Shorts and Sweets," featuring holiday-themed one-acts, seasonal musical numbers and some fun with holiday letters. You know what we mean by those letters, right? Some are heartwarming, some are downright gloomy, others are braggy, and some are poignant. This production is co-produced by Judith Sornberger and Yolie Canales.

Judith Sornberger will lead two workshops for women who want to explore writing fictional versions of such letters on two Saturday afternoons (August 19 and 26). In the first, we'll explore all the possibilities for writing these letters and do some writing. Workshop participants who wish to continue working on their letter with a view toward submitting it for use in the show will attend the second workshop and work together to further develop and polish them. These should be lots of fun. 

Auditions for the one-acts and musical numbers will be in early October, and rehearsals will begin in mid-October.  More on this later! Our aim is to involve as many women as possible as directors, letter writers and readers, actors, and musicians. And we aim not only to produce a high-quality program but also to have a wonderful time doing so.

Recent Events

A Successful Fundraiser!
creating sustainable and inclusive theater since 2016

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Thanks to all who came out! Over 40 of us had a great time, drank great wine and ate yummy cheese, and listened to Suzanne's stories and insights. Y'all also helped get the word out about the play the following weekend, and we were packed. (There are still wine glasses for purchase.)
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Einstein really enjoyed the wine tasting.
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Performances:
Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 23 @ 2:30 p.m.
The Warehouse Theatre 

Synopsis: Sometime in the not-so-distant future, Chava, a young astrophysicist studying a moon of Jupiter that has fresh water, is celebrating her birthday in a dive bar. All she wants is a glass of water but there is no fresh water available (except from the rare black-market water-runner), only vodka. Meanwhile, on Mount Olympus, Zeus informs his progeny (Hermes, Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena) that he’s pulling the plug on the earth earlier than planned. The Goddesses and Hermes argue for having faith in humans, especially Chava, and through several shenanigans and rap-style verse try to persuade and/or trick Zeus.
 
Director: Lilace Guignard
Producer and Lights: Linda Kennedy
Assistant Director and Music Director: Karin Knaus
Sound: Susan Coole
Set: Jessie Thompson
Costumes: Michele Comes

THE CAST:
Chava: Megan Gallant
Bartender: Louie Preston
Aphrodite: Diamond Thompson
Athena: Marie Andrews
Artemis: Kiah James
Hermes: Cody Losinger
Zeus: Pedro CastroVentura
Galileo:  Nikki York
Sir Isaac Newton: Dawn McLelland
Charles Darwin: Rachel James
Albert Einstein: Yolie Canales

Greek Chorus: ​Josiah Hicks-Lee, Bryson Fuhrer, Tine Eyer, Michelle Nave, Gunnar Bowen, Jayna Brodnicki, Nicoleana Woodbury, and Arline Buchman.

About

The Hamilton-Gibson Women's Project began in 2016 as a result of the realization that more women than men audition for HG plays, and that there were often more roles for men than for women.  Barbara Biddison, Linda Iseri, and Lilace Guignard volunteered to work together to provide leadership to address this clear need.  In 2018 Jessie Thompson joined Barbara and Lilace at the helm, after Linda Iseri left the area.

HGWP helps women connect in a variety of ways in the context of theatre arts. Since its inception, women have had greater opportunities to act, but also to write, direct, design (sets and lights), run sound and light boards, and produce eclectic entertainment for Northcentral Pennsylvania. Some seasons there are opportunities for men to act, direct, help backstage, and take workshops. We are grateful for several grants over the years from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and for our loyal sponsors.
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Take a look at what the HGWP has done over the years. Our history
Whether you like the spotlight or the backstage blue light—and even if you only have a day here and there—you can be part of HGWP!
Hamilton-Gibson Productions
Providing opportunities for people of all ages to enrich and empower their lives through community performing arts.
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