A DECADE OF DEFIANCE:
THE NEXT TEN YEARS STARTS NOW
Ten years ago, we started with a simple, radical idea: to fight for gender equity in the arts by creating a space for women, trans, and non-binary storytellers to be seen and heard.
A decade later, we haven’t just created a space—we’ve built a nationwide movement.
🎟️ EXCLUSIVE: DONATE $150 OR MORE AND BE THE FIRST TO SEE SHEEPWELL 🎟️
(Learn more below!)
OUR FIRST DECADE
140 FULL-LENGTH SHOWS
Produced across our four cities: New York, Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Atlanta
4 CITIES
We started out as a small theater festival in Times Square. Since then, we’ve grown to 4 cities across the country, bringing original theater to the audiences who crave it most.
30,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS
That’s how many people across the country have seen work by women, trans, & non-binary writers through our programming.
THIS YEAR, THE FIGHT CAME TO OUR DOOR.
While it came with our ten-year annniversary, 2025 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for our organization.
FIRST, WE WERE KICKED OUT OF OUR HOME THEATER OF 8 YEARS
when our landlord tried to force us to stop doing shows about abortion rights and reproductive freedom.
THEN, WE LOST OUR FEDERAL FUNDING
due to new, anti-DEI government guidelines designed to defund organizations like ours that fight for equality.
WE WON’T LET THIS STOP US – BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.
FOR SUPPORTERS WHO CHIP IN $150 OR MORE, A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM WILL REACH OUT WITH AN INVITATION TO THE SHEEPWELL SCREENING!
MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT
board membership/co-producer roles
Join the team making the entertainment industry a better place for everyone!
We are alway looking for additional Board members who want to play a major role in supporting our mission. If you are interested in discussing our membership requirements, please contact development@shenycarts.org.
Additionally, if there’s one project that you’d like to have a hands-on role with and direct your support towards, we offer co-producer credits for targeted contributions at varying levels.
sponsorship opportunities
Do you work with a business or like-minded organization that can provide corporate sponsorship or in-kind support? We’re happy to create a sponsorship package to promote your business at our next event.
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
We’re building a bridge for marginalized artists to move from stage to screen.
We’ve already begun this work by launching our new film wing and are in post-production for our first feature film, SHEEPWELL, an adaptation of the 2022 SheNYC Festival play by Margaret Rose Caterisano.
Our goal is to create a direct pipeline, taking the groundbreaking stories from our stages and bringing them to Hollywood, an industry where women still only represent 26% of key creative roles.
WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT?
We know that what Americans see in the entertainment they consume – TV shows, movies, theater – impacts the way they see and interact with the world around them. We can do our part to build a more equitable future by bringing typically-marginalized stories, about issues that are important to our communities, to the mainstream.
DONATE $150 AND BE THE FIRST TO SEE SHEEPWELL
Donors who make a contribution of $150 or more will be invited to our 10th Anniversary Party, which includes a private friends and family screening of SHEEPWELL.
SheNYC’s 10th Anniversary Party
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
6:30pm: Doors Open
7:00pm: Screening begins
8:30pm: Post-Screening Party (Food & Drinks Provided)
A member of our team will reach out to all donors of $150 or more to confirm your RSVP & provide location details. Spots are limited, so make your donation before they’re gone!
TO DONATE VIA MAIL, PLEASE SEND A CHECK TO:
She NYC Arts Inc.
121 West 36th Street, Suite 431
New York, NY 10018
And make the check out to She NYC Arts Inc.
Tax ID: 81-4416545
Prefer to donate via Paypal? Click HERE.
FUEL THE CHANGE.
Now is the time to invest in the future of entertainment—one created by and for women, trans, and non-binary artists. Your donation to our 10-Year Anniversary Fund will directly counter these attacks and fuel our most ambitious work yet.
Your 2025 gift will go directly toward:
Supporting Our Next Off-Broadway Run: You will help us bring Chasing Grace, a powerful semi-autobiographical musical by Elizabeth Addison about the experiences of Black women in recovery, to the Off-Broadway stage in March 2026.
Making Up for Lost Funding: Your contribution will replace the crucial NEA funds that were taken from us, ensuring our festivals and programs can continue without interruption.
Fueling Our Film Wing: You will help us grow the pipeline from stage to screen, bringing more of our playwrights’ stories to film and television.
The message from those in power is clear: they want to silence these voices. Our message back must be louder. Let’s show them that our community is stronger than their hate.
Donate today and help us launch the next decade of SheNYC Arts.
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