The Women's Center

by Susan Yassky

At a YMCA in upstate New York, one little room in an upstairs corner has been designated The Women’s Center. The gym administration wants to shut it down, forcing the room’s supporters to work together to keep it open. An ensemble play for five actors and a smattering of gym equipment, THE WOMEN’S CENTER explores community, the possibilities and limitations of gendered spaces, and the fundamental strangeness of...

At a YMCA in upstate New York, one little room in an upstairs corner has been designated The Women’s Center. The gym administration wants to shut it down, forcing the room’s supporters to work together to keep it open. An ensemble play for five actors and a smattering of gym equipment, THE WOMEN’S CENTER explores community, the possibilities and limitations of gendered spaces, and the fundamental strangeness of having a human body.

Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist, 2023.

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The Women's Center

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Women's Center by Susan Yassky
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    A wonderful play about the importance of safe spaces for non-males. Really rich characters that I enjoyed spending time with.

    A wonderful play about the importance of safe spaces for non-males. Really rich characters that I enjoyed spending time with.

    ”
  • Playwrights Foundation: The Women's Center by Susan Yassky
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE WOMEN'S CENTER as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed the clear, easy-to-connect with characters. We were engaged by the questioning of what safe space means when exploring body image, fitness culture and gender. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE WOMEN'S CENTER as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed the clear, easy-to-connect with characters. We were engaged by the questioning of what safe space means when exploring body image, fitness culture and gender. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

    ”

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2023