The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative
In 2022 the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative will launch with a national tour of a sculpture by Alison Saar and a unique scholarship to cover not only the tuition, but the living expenses of women and non-binary BIPOC dramatic writers in graduate school.
Other Ongoing Initiatives
The Count
In an ongoing study in partnership with The Dramatist Guild, The Count analyses and presents data on who is being produced in the American theater.
3Views on Theater
An online forum for theatrical discussion, welcoming multiple diverse viewpoints, and spotlighting productions impacted by COVID-19.
The Family Residency at SPACE
As it is part of The Lillys’ mission to bring awareness and solutions to the cognitive and systemic bias that continues to favor male artists, we joined forces with SPACE on Ryder Farm beginning in the Summer of 2015 to create a retreat for playwrights and their children.
Statement on Harassment
In December of 2014, pre #MeToo, we gathered together a group of theater professionals to discuss harassment and abuse in the theatrical community. We then drew up a preliminary Statement of Principle in consultation with attorney Norman Siegel in order to raise awareness and gathered the undersigned. The statement is published below.
Many of our statements have now come in to being, but we continue to push for more accountability towards perpetrators.