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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Mission Statement: 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.

Take a look at what the HGWP has done over the years! Our history

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HGWP 2022 

November 11, 12, 13, 18, and 19
Warehouse Theatre

​Produced by Kacy Hagan
Directed by Linda Young
A full-length comedy with 5 females and 2 males
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Summary: Former deep sea divas, Coral and Oceana, didn’t exactly have the ‘happily ever after’ storybook lives that the two erstwhile mermaids dreamed of when they rescued their handsome young sailors and swam ashore thirty years ago.  Talk about unhappy endings!  Coral’s sailor, Fernando, took off with her treasure and returned home to his wife and four kids in Venezuela.  Oceana’s dreamboat, Hans, hit the road with her treasure to live happily ever after with his boyfriend, Juergen, in Norway.  When Coral and Oceana learn of a mermaid rescue involving a young Coast Guard Lieutenant whose car went off a nearby bridge, they dive into action to find the young, innocent mermaid and warn her about the perils of pitfalls of falling in love with mortal men who abscond with your gems, leaving you penniless with a broken heart and two skinny legs.  Helped by the cousin Marina who was unceremoniously dumped by the Captain when her treasure finally ran out, the trio of middle age former sea goddesses try to convince the young mermaid, Pearl, to hightail it back to the sea.  But love, being what it is, gives Pearl some ideas of her own.  Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl is a feisty fairytale about a mermaid’s life on dry land after true love is found, lost, and found again.  And, like Coral, Oceana, and Maria, you may find that “happily ever after” is closer than you think!
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AUDITIONS: To Be Announced

Meet your producer and Director:
Kacy Hagan (left)
Linda Young (right)

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