this is us
We match female playwrights to female hosts for a 3-14 day retreat in nature, how you use your time is up to you.
Cecilie Keenan (co-founder/treasurer) is a freelance director and producer in Chicago, where she has been working for over 30 years. She has held positions of Artistic Director – Bailiwck Rep, Producing Director – Apple Tree & Teatro Vista and has directed and taught from New York to Oaxaca Mx. Currently she is developing new work with several writers, is Board Chair for Chicago Theater Bike Ride Fund and is an Admin Consultant for Urban Theater Chicago.
Teresa Lee (co-founder/secretary) is a freelance theater director/actor/movement coach who recently retired after 34 years as Professor of Theater Performance at Appalachian State University. She is a sponsoring teacher of the Alexander Technique, specializing in A.T. for theater artists. She enjoys cultivating and hiking the land of her beautiful 30 acre farm in Trade, TN.
Tanya White (board vp) is a produced playwright and published poet with over thirty years as a performer and teacher. Her most recent play Lemon Yellow Kitchen is a ghost story following the complicated after-life relationship between a black woman and the white child she raised. The play premiered in November 2023 at Santa Monica Repertory Theater’s (SMRT) 5th annual Playreading Festival. Tanya is the Artistic Director of SMRT, an ensemble driven, project based company and teaches acting, scene study and playwriting as adjunct faculty at AMDA Los Angeles. They regularly contributes to storytelling shows in and around Los Angeles. (they as singular)
our mission
Supporting Writers and Creative Expression: to provide unique live/write spaces in natural settings, around the United States for theatrical creative development, reflective thought and writing for women.
our vision
We commit to diversity and broadening the tapestry of voices that are part of the American Story.
We believe in exploring theatrical form.
We believe in supporting playwrights, particularly those that are under-represented.