LAFPI: The Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative

08/14/2026

2026: Meet Kathy Westfield

by Constance Strickland

Conversations with some of ’s compelling “Women on the Fringe”

Ten years ago, I did my first Fringe Femme interview out of a desperate need to hear and uplift the voices of women of color during Fringe. I also selfishly wanted to bear witness and, in some small way, archive the multiplicity of voices and conversations women of color were having...

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08/06/2026

Theater Arts Caltech invites Greater Los Angeles playwrights to submit to two science-driven play development programs for the 2026–27 season. MACH 33: The Caltech Festival of New Science-Driven Plays supports complete, full-length plays through collaboration with Caltech and JPL science advisors, culminating in public staged readings and post-show discussions. MACH 33 Launchpad: The Caltech Early-Development Lab for New Science-Driven Plays is designed for works in the earliest stages of development, providing playwrights with a collaborative environment to explore and strengthen the scientific ideas driving their plays. Both programs connect playwrights with scientists from Caltech and JPL to deepen the scientific dimensions of their work.

Submission deadline: September 14, 2026. For eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, and complete program information, visit the MACH 33 website:

Join us for our biggest festival yet! This year’s program is the largest in MACH 33 history, featuring an exciting, multifaceted collection of SIX new works-in-progress spanning genre, theme, and s…

07/28/2026

07/28/2026

Tonight and Friday are your last chances to catch ellen alexandra relac ‘s show I TOTALLY WOULD’VE HAD A TH*****ME WITH YOU at The Actors Company! Purchase tickets to catch the final run of this fun, steamy frolic and support independent theater at the link in their Instagram bio: I Totally Would’ve Had a Th*****me with You

07/26/2026

Interludes for the mid-summer season
by Ayesha Siddiqui

Burdens
Sometimes the small burdens of life press on you over and over, are we out of coffee, I forgot to get the paper towels that I left the house to get what have I even been doing for two hours, the air conditioning is broken, I said something stupid in that meeting didn’t I, and then my god what a joy it is when something small but magnificent bursts through...

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by Ayesha SiddiquiBurdensSometimes the small burdens of life press on you over and over, are we out of coffee, I forgot to get the paper towels that I left the house to get what have I even been do…

07/24/2026

Congrats to LAFPI’s Jennie Webb and the rest of the wondrous ! 👏💃🏽👏
Center for the Arts at Kayenta

07/24/2026

Shout outs to LA Female Playwrights chandra thomas, Tyree Marshall and LAFPI Co-Founder Jennie Webb! 💜

We are excited to share the lineup for the 2026 Kayenta New Play Lab!

Now in its fourth year, the Kayenta New Play Lab is where new voices in American theater come to life. Over three weeks, six playwrights—chosen by a panel of esteemed local and national theatermakers—dive into an intensive creative residency, shaping fresh, original works for the stage.

Audiences are invited to witness the magic unfold through staged readings of these brand-new plays—raw, real, and alive with possibility. Stay after each reading for an engaging dialogue with the artists, where your feedback helps shape the evolution of each piece.

Book your tickets today at KayentaArts.org! Purchase the New Play Lab Package and save $50.

07/21/2026

A quick Catch-Up and Correction from our last eBlast! Get info about Janice Kennedy's reading @ Theatre 40 on Monday, July 27 as well as deets from Deidra Edwards about her free session for LAFPI members next Tuesday, and the the last 2 performances @ Outside In Theatre from the all-femme & nonbinary crew of Tranquility!

https://mailchi.mp/89a9c9f0ea65/july-catch-up-18248844?e=6f4cc7a6f9

07/17/2026

From our friend, Instigator Deidra Edwards! Don't miss out on this special offer for Tues, 7/28 - FREE to first 10 RSVPs! 👏🏼 ✍🏼

07/17/2026

Thank you Annette (and Casey!) for all of the fab info in our July eBlast! ICYMI, click on link below for news (including LAFPI's Numbers! and upcoming Online Writers Group dates), updates and opps

Shout outs to Hollywood Fringe Festival, SheNYC Arts, Center Theatre Group, Geffen Playhouse, The Theatre Company Solo Theatre Film Festival, MOXIE Theatre, Sundog Theatre, Inc., Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble, LA Indie Book Crawl, Jessica Lynn Johnson, Theatre 40, Ashland New Plays Festival, TDF, HowlRound Theatre Commons and more.

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