THE WOMEN IN THEATRE PROJECT to Perform at Spotlight New Works Festival

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The musical features music by Jen Coogan and direction by Susan Boulanger, inspired by interviews with Daryl Roth and more.

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THE SPOTLIGHT NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, will present The Women in Theatre Project on July 2nd and 4th, 2026. After a personal loss, an emerging composer sets out to rediscover her voice through the stories of women in theatre—and finds the courage to redefine her identity as an artist.

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Inspired by interviews with notable women in theatre including: Daryl Roth , Jennifer Ashley Tepper , Mimi Lien , Ilana Levine , Earon Nealey , Lauren Gunderson , Dawn Chiang and Erin Merritt.

With music and lyrics by Jen Coogan, direction by Susan Boulanger, music direction by Melody Valdez, and stage management by Matt Coogan

Featuring Bekah Lynn Broas, Christina Swindlehurst Chan, Jessie MacBeth, Amarech Mendez, Cassidy Rose O'Brien, Madelyn Simon, Andrea Rae , May Simon Ramos, and Amy Webb

The Women in Theatre Project plays The Chain Theater (312 W. 36th St 4th floor) on July 2nd, at 4:30 pm. and July 4th, at 1:30 pm

Tickets are free and information is available at www.spotlightnewworksfest.com/program .

Jen Coogan (Writer/Composer- 54 Below, NYPL Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Feinstein's at the Nikko, Broadway Bares SF)

Spotlight New Works Fest is a curated festival dedicated to showcasing new shows written for educational and community stages.

Spotlight New Works Fest is the only festival devoted exclusively to the secondary market, elevating ambitious new work for the stages where so many artists and audiences first fall in love with theatre.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/THE-WOMEN-IN-THEATRE-PROJECT-to-Play-Spotlight-New-Works-Festival-at-The-Chain-Theater-20260605)._