Congratulations to Dr Nympho Vs. The Sex Zombies & Cherry Poppins for winning Broads’ Word Ensemble’s Beyond Bechdel-Wallace award at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival! This award honors exceptional shows that at a bare minimum pass the Bechdel-Wallace test: have two
Announcing LA Broads
BROADS’ WORD ENSEMBLE ANNOUNCES LA BROADS: A STAGED READING SERIES Broads’ Word Ensemble, in partnership with the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative (LAFPI), announces LA Broads: a staged reading festival of original 15-minute plays and short excerpts of original full-length
Thanksgiving Wins the Beyond Bechdel-Wallace Award
Congratulations to Thanksgiving & Tiffany Cascio for winning Broads’ Word Ensemble’s Beyond Bechdel-Wallace award at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival! This award honors exceptional shows that at a bare minimum pass the Bechdel-Wallace test: have two female characters, named, who have a
Call For Submissions – Fall Staged Reading Series
Broads’ Word Ensemble is partnering with Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative (LAFPI) to present a staged reading series this fall. Would you like to share your story with us? Submission Guidelines: 1-3 short plays or excerpts from full-length plays may
Announcing Loves Adventures
BROADS’ WORD ENSEMBLE ANNOUNCES LOVES ADVENTURES A Proud Participant of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Love is a battlefield, and Margaret Cavendish was one to take this literally in her 1600s classic, Loves Adventures. The epic follows Lady Orphant, who joins
Announcing The Lady Was a Gentleman
Broads’ Word Ensemble is proud to announce Kate Motzenbacker to direct the West Coast Premiere of The Lady Was a Gentleman; set to open April 8, 2017 in the Dorie Theatre of The Complex Stages. In 1848, celebrated actress Charlotte
Announcing Our 2017 Season and Crowdfunding Campaign
After three successful productions in two years, Broads’ Word Ensemble launches a fundraising campaign alongside their season announcement. In the spring, Broads’ Word Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of Barbara Kahn’s docu-comedy The Lady Was a Gentleman. The
Disrupted Wins the Beyond Bechdel-Wallace Award
Congratulations to disrupted & Mary Anna King for winning Broads’ Word Ensemble’s Beyond Bechdel-Wallace award at the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival! This award honors exceptional shows that at a bare minimum pass the Bechdel-Wallace test: have two female characters, named,
Must be Comfortable With Cast
Meet Our Ensemble Cast
Announcing MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH
The Broads are back for Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016! Seeking all ages, genders, and ethnicities as audience members for Broads’ Word Ensemble’s new, original comedy MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH. Ability to laugh at quirks of the casting process a