Julie Proudfoot
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre, Artistic Director
I founded Artemisia because the numbers of women in leadership in entertainment, especially in American theatre, remain staggeringly low. Most of our stories are written by, directed by, produced by and acted by men. A good year is 70/30, a bad year is 90/10. It's time for us to tell "her story" and put women front and center onstage, behind the scenes, in the audience and in our community.