Paula Cizmar
@thepaulacizmar.bsky.social
Writer, dog-person, arts for social justice advocate, avid reader, currently unsure of what I think of humans.
Another stunner. Batting two for two this week. Ainadamar at LA Opera. A frightening look at the life and death of Federico Garcia Lorca in Franco’s fascist Spain—which feels all too familiar right now. But you know what? No matter how much dictators try to control it, art talks back.
May 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Another stunner. Batting two for two this week. Ainadamar at LA Opera. A frightening look at the life and death of Federico Garcia Lorca in Franco’s fascist Spain—which feels all too familiar right now. But you know what? No matter how much dictators try to control it, art talks back.
In which I match the color of the LAFPI badges. (Yay Female Playwrights Initiative night at the Geffen!)
May 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In which I match the color of the LAFPI badges. (Yay Female Playwrights Initiative night at the Geffen!)
Wow. a.k. payne’s play is so powerful and poetic, with stunning acting, directing, and design. Wow.
May 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Wow. a.k. payne’s play is so powerful and poetic, with stunning acting, directing, and design. Wow.
We’re almost at 250,000 people signed up to attend 1,000 events in all 50 states. Please join us in the streets on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
April 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Saturday April 5. Handsoff2025.
April 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Saturday April 5. Handsoff2025.
Across the street from the Tesla dealership in Sacramento in the rain. 🩷🩷🩷
March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Across the street from the Tesla dealership in Sacramento in the rain. 🩷🩷🩷
Reposted by Paula Cizmar
Now joining BlueSky! Honor Roll! Playwrights: We
are an action advocacy group for women+ playwrights age 40 and above as well as our allies. [email protected] HonorRollPlaywrights.org
are an action advocacy group for women+ playwrights age 40 and above as well as our allies. [email protected] HonorRollPlaywrights.org
HONOR ROLL ! MEMBERS PROFILES PROJECT
Welcome to Honor Roll Playwrights Profiles! "HONOR ROLL! is a grass-roots group whose members self-initiate actions to increase our inclusion in theater . We are an advocacy and action group of...
HonorRollPlaywrights.org
January 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Now joining BlueSky! Honor Roll! Playwrights: We
are an action advocacy group for women+ playwrights age 40 and above as well as our allies. [email protected] HonorRollPlaywrights.org
are an action advocacy group for women+ playwrights age 40 and above as well as our allies. [email protected] HonorRollPlaywrights.org
Coming soon....!
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Paula Cizmar’s January to Premiere Off-Broadway
Set in the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy—a child shooting another child at school—two mothers struggle with sainthood and demonization in the glare of the national spotlight.
playbill.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Coming soon....!
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playbill.com/article/paul...
What do you do when live theatre is in trouble and it gets harder and harder to produce? Yes! You form a collective!
www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broa...
www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broa...
MultiStages, The Neo-Political Cowgirls, and Eden Theater Company Launch THE FEMME COLLECTIVE
The Femme Collective, a groundbreaking partnership between MultiStages, The Neo-Political Cowgirls, and Eden Theater Company, has officially launched, representing a united front in reimagining the th...
www.broadwayworld.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:43 PM
What do you do when live theatre is in trouble and it gets harder and harder to produce? Yes! You form a collective!
www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broa...
www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broa...
November 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.
--Salman Rushdie, at the PEN World Voices Festival, 2022
November 19, 2024 at 5:12 AM
A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.
--Salman Rushdie, at the PEN World Voices Festival, 2022
So come to the pond,
Or the river of your
imagination,
Or the harbor of your
longing.
And put your lip to
the world.
And live
Your life.
--from “Mornings at Blackwater” by Mary Oliver
Or the river of your
imagination,
Or the harbor of your
longing.
And put your lip to
the world.
And live
Your life.
--from “Mornings at Blackwater” by Mary Oliver
November 16, 2024 at 8:32 PM
So come to the pond,
Or the river of your
imagination,
Or the harbor of your
longing.
And put your lip to
the world.
And live
Your life.
--from “Mornings at Blackwater” by Mary Oliver
Or the river of your
imagination,
Or the harbor of your
longing.
And put your lip to
the world.
And live
Your life.
--from “Mornings at Blackwater” by Mary Oliver
Move over sadness and grief. Fury gets more done.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Of misogyny, Musk, and men
Women are not okay. We're furious.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Move over sadness and grief. Fury gets more done.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Los Angeles theatre!!! James Ijames’ KILL MOVE PARADISE at The Odyssey. PACIFIC OVERTURES at East West Players. Beth Piatote’s ANTIKONI at Native Voices. ❤️
November 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Los Angeles theatre!!! James Ijames’ KILL MOVE PARADISE at The Odyssey. PACIFIC OVERTURES at East West Players. Beth Piatote’s ANTIKONI at Native Voices. ❤️
And some things just aren't funny. Thanks, Jennifer Pozner, for the great read.
womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Dissociation, Misogyny, and Saturday Night Live in Authoritarian Times - Women’s Media Center
Saturday Night Live, a cultural mainstay that has offered healing and hope at pivotal moments of national crisis, chose instead to rub salt in the wound in its first post-election episode.
womensmediacenter.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
And some things just aren't funny. Thanks, Jennifer Pozner, for the great read.
womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Hey everyone! Hello Blue Sky!
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Hey everyone! Hello Blue Sky!