THEATER, MOVIE, PLAY (International) Flashcards
Producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Book of Mormon and Leopoldstadt
Sonia Friedman
Was named producer of the Year three times at The Stage Awards, becoming the first person
to do so
Sonia Friedman
first black British female playwright to have a play staged in the West End with Nine Night in
2018
Natasha Gordon
This film director often explores the lives of Indians living in England, specifically of women and how they must reconcile their converging traditional and modern cultures.
. Gurinder Chadha
Her movie, Bend it Like Beckham, is the highest grossing British-financed sports film
Gurinder Chadha
‘the godmother of black British playwrights’
Winsome Pinnock
she was the first black British female writer to have a play produced by the Royal National
Theatre
Winsome Pinnock
founded the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre with the mission to “celebrate the artistic
expressiveness of Asian and American theatre artists under the highest standards of
professional theatre and professional productions.”
Tisa Chang
made her Broadway debut in 1970 in the show Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Tisa Chang
One of the early female leaders in the American Regional Theatre movement
Nina Vance
In 1947 she started the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas with $2.14 in her pocket
Nina Vance
Susan of God and A Little Journey
Rachel Crothers
The New York Times wrote of her: “She was as skillful as she was prolific; when she was at her
best, she was the season’s toast.”
Rachel Crothers
At the age of 12 she wrote a five-act play called Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining, or The Ruined
Merchant, which was performed in a friend’s living room.
Rachel Crothers
During World War I, Crothers founded the Stage Women’s War Relief with seven other women. The organization raised more than $7,000,000, and they sewed clothing for the troops
Rachel Crothers
won the 1971 Drama Desk Award for her first major play, Black Girl
Her love of stories began in childhood, and she wrote whenever she
could. She would hold on to every writing utensil and tablet she could get her hands on, since
money was not available for supplies and she would write everywhere: on the sidewalk, on
paper bags and napkins, on boxes
first play, A First Step to Freedom
J.E. Franklin
mother of American feminist drama
Megan Terry
encompasses more than 60 plays, musicals, and theatre pieces, explored feminist issues and
contained a range of strong female characters from battered women to prisoners
Megan Terry
pioneered a postmodern technique called “transformational drama
Megan Terry
was first interested in film but her parents introduced her to thetre
Megan Terry
developed a theatre group called The Cornish Player
Megan Terry
Won 1983 Dramatists Guild Award, ATA Silver Medal for “distinguished contributions to, and
service in, the American theatre”
Megan Terry
presentied more than 3,000 productions, all low budget and experimental
Ellen Stewar
During World War II she worked as a riveter in a defense plant in Chicago
Ellen Stewar
is now given out to “an individual theatre artist or theatre company whose work promotes social change and community participation with a particular focus on the engagement of young people.”
Ellen Stewar
founded the pan-African satellite network EbonyLife TV
Mo Abudu
EbonyLife was the first African company to sign a multifilm and TV deal with Netflix
Mo Abudu
MeToo shook the foundation of the global entertainment business, a trans-forma-tion that Bauer says “was long overdue,” issues of gender equality and diversity “remain at the forefront of my decision-making both professionally and personally.”
Rola Bauer
Oversees all of the U.K. public broadcaster’s TV, radio, sports, education and children’s content and has championed the BBC’s drive fo incresed diversity
Charlotte Moore
head of Fremantle, by some measures the world’s largest independent TV production outfi
Jennifer Mullin
She might just be the Peggy Olson of the Japanese anime world
Emiko Iijima
began her career in the secretarial pool at Tokyo anime studio Pierrot, the creator of several world-famous anime series like Naruto
Emiko Iijima
Demon Slayer: The Movie pulled in $447 million in 2020) and the soaring prices the streamers are willing to pay for the most pedigreed series.
Emiko Iijima
CEO of WarnerMedia
Ann Sarnoff
CEO of Fox News, launching a 24/7 weather streaming service
Suzanne Scott
The Chairman of Entertainment at Walt Disney Television
Dana Walden
first African American woman to be nominated for Best Director at both the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards
Ava DuVernay
In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor became the first woman to make $1 million for a lead role in a film after her iconic turn in ‘Cleopatra”
Elizabeth Taylor
married eight times
Elizabeth Taylor
a fierce advocate for HIV/AIDS research in the 1980s
Elizabeth Taylor
the first woman to run a major production company and is frequently credited with pioneering the practice of television syndication
Lucille Ball
the first woman to wear pants on film
Marlene Dietrich
first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director for her 2008 film “The Hurt Locker”
Kathryn Bigelow
first-ever female recipient of the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award”
Bette Davis
“Big,” which earned Marshall the distinction of being the first woman to direct a film that
grossed over $100 million
Penny Marshall
first African-American actress to earn what is called the “Triple Crown of Acting.”
Viola Davisthe
an outspoken feminist and social justice advocate, and she has worked on philanthropic
campaigns to combat childhood hunger and poverty
Viola Davisthe
the most groundbreaking woman in comedy
Carol Burnett
The first woman to host a popular variety show with the debut of the “The Carol Burnett Show” in 1967
Carol Burnett
the first Latina actress to command a $1 million salary per film
Jennifer Lopez
an actress and civil rights activist who refused to perform in front of crowds that were
segregated by race
Josephine Baker
(2017, movie based on a book w/ the same title)
“Hidden Figures”
tells the true story of three brilliant Black female mathematicians — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — who use their intellect to supersede both segregation and sexism at NASA and propel the United States in the Space Race that dominated the 1960s.
“Hidden Figures”
a telling and motivating movie for anyone to watch in honor of Black History Month
“Hidden Figures”
The film, directed by Theodore Melfi, is loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s novel by the same name
“Hidden Figures”
