Lisa Fane Named Managing Director of Women's Project

Women's Project, entering its 35th season of producing plays written and directed by women, has appointed Lisa Fane its new managing director. Fane was hired to be the company's general manager in August 2011.

"Women's Project offers something vital to the community of theater artists and to New York audiences," Fane said upon accepting the appointment. "The work of Women's Project excites me by producing and promoting theater created by talented women, naturally bringing a different kind of energy, new and fresh ideas and voices to the stage. I want to be a part of it. I am energized by the challenge of this new role and I am eager to contribute in a significant way to Women's Project's continued success and growth."

Before joining Women's Project, Fane spent 15 years at Radio City/MSG Entertainment, where she was the director of touring productions and was a key member of the team that supervised up to six national touring productions per year of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" starring the Rockettes. Her duties included supervision over the auditioning and hiring of over 250 performers per year, including Rockettes, dancers, singers, children, and principals. Fane has also been an actor, casting director, and event producer over the course of her career.

"Women's Project is soaring – artistically and financially – and the appointment of Lisa Fane as managing director is critical to our continued growth," producing artistic director Julie Crosby said in a statement. "Lisa brings a wealth of fiscal and production management to the table, along with a joyful commitment to our mission. I am gobsmackingly grateful to have her on our team."

Women's Project, which was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles to address the significant under-representation of women in the American theater, has produced and/or developed over 600 plays and published 11 anthologies of plays in the past 34 years. Female artists whose work has been presented by Women's Project include Eve Ensler, Lynn Nottage, Maria Irene Fornes, Suzan-Lori Parks, Diane Paulus, Sarah Ruhl, Paula Vogel, Anna Deavere Smith, and more. Recent productions include "How the World Began," "Milk Like Sugar," "Aliens with Extraordinary Skills," and "Lascivious Something."